title: Investigating African Belief in the Concept of Reincarnation: The case of Ifá and Ayò Ọlópón. Symbolism among the Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria
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metadata.value: Òkéwándé, Olúwọlé Tẹ́wọ́gboyè
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Adébáyọ, Adéfúnkẹ ́ Kẹ ́hìndé
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-08-25T12:14:23Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-08-25T12:14:23Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-06
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Òkéwándé O. T., Adébáyọ ̀ A. K. Investigating African Belief in the Concept of Reincarnation: The case of Ifá and Ayò Ọlópón. Symbolism among the Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, pp. 267–281.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2021.209
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/32948
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metadata.value: The concept of reincarnation, a situation where a dead person comes back to life, is as
  old as human beings. However, there is divergence in the belief among various religions.
  African religion such as Ifá uses symbols to validate the belief in reincarnation. Ifá is the
  foundation of the culture of the Yoruba people. The present study aims to define the concept
  of reincarnation in Ifá and in ayò ọlọ́pọ́n to substantiate African beliefs in the concept
  of reincarnation. No known work either relates Ifá with the concept of reincarnation or
  connects ayò ọlọ́pọ́n with Ifá to solve a cultural problem. The present study fills this gap.
  Symbolism, a mode in semiotics where an object signifies or represents something or
  somebody, is adopted for the analysis of the study since symbolism is fundamental to Ifá.
  The visitation of Odù in Ifá is related to the ayò game, linking the symbolism in both Ifá
  and ayò ọlọ́pọ́n to the realization or application of the concept of reincarnation in human
  life, especially among Africans and the Yoruba people. It is determined that there is synergy
  between Ifá and ayò ọlọ́pọ́n, and reincarnation. The study concludes that reincarnation
  is an encapsulated concept illustrated by Ifá and ayò ọlọ́pọ́n- the religious and social life of
  the Yoruba people. African cultural symbols are tangible means of cultural heritage that
  solve contemporary and controversial human issues such as the African belief in reincarnation.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 13; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Ifá
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: ayò ọlọ́pọ́n
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Odù-Ifá
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: reincarnation
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: semiotics
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: symbolism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: culture
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Investigating African Belief in the Concept of Reincarnation: The case of Ifá and Ayò Ọlópón. Symbolism among the Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria
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metadata.value: Article
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