Yoruba Creation Story w/ Chinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi

Spirits by Multitude

Jul 15, 202601:06:11Society & Culture

We are joined by storyteller, author, and researcher, Chinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi to talk about African intellectual history, colonial historiography, and the Yoruba creation story. Learn how Obatala broke the world, and t...

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