AFST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ekpe

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Africana Studies
• Course: AFST 203
• Professor: Anthony Donkor

Document Summary

World of yoruba - orun (the heavens and gods) and aye - the world of the living. Orun: contains spirits (egbo, oro, iwin) and orisa ( gods) and the ancestors. Aye - contains the living aka queens kings priests and strangers. Oludamare: creator of the world - no gender and formed ase which is the life force/ spirit. Orisa are split into 2 categories: cool or hot gods. Hot gods usually are male and are quick tempered. Gods are imperfect and not ranked in terms of importance. Ifa / esu stand at border ebtween aye and orun. Ase - social order - power, authority command,