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Alaafin Laments ‘Erosion’ Of Yoruba Culture By Islam, Christianity

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Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi...
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi...

The ‘erosion’ of Yoruba culture by both Islam and Christianity has been bemoaned by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi.

The monarch spoke on Monday while declaring open the international conference on Yorubaland and politics since the 19th Century and beyond held at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, in honour of renowned historian, late Prof. Joseph Atanda. It was the 5th in the series.

Oba Adeyemi lamented that with the advent of both religions, some aspects of Yoruba culture and traditions had suffered great assault leading to extinction of the family life, pattern of social relations, family names and praise names among others.

The first class monarch explained that both religions had portrayed these Yoruba values and traditions as evil, satanic or demonic.

He said, “Yoruba land is at a critical juncture, today more than ever before. The assault on our culture has assumed frightening dimensions, coming from the received religions of Islam and Christianity, especially their puritanical and pentecostal trends.

“Family life, nature and pattern of social relations, indigenous social welfare, family names and praise names, values and traditions have almost been completely destroyed by their portrayal as evil, satanic or demonic.

“It is no longer that they represent inferior civilization as was the case when the religion just came but that they are evil, demonic and satanic in all areas.”

The monarch, however, urged all stakeholders in Yoruba land to revive the dying culture and traditions, for the sake of the present and the coming generations.

Oba Adeyemi who eulogised the late historian, describing him as an activist and enthusiast of Yoruba history, said he had followed closely his academic odyssey.

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