Èșù Elegbára

Ayodele Ogundipe

This book provides a better understanding of the ubiquitous deity in Yoruba pantheon, an objective which is brilliantly achieved. The author's extensive fieldwork involved close interactions with the leaders and votaries of the Esu cult, particularly in two major Yoruba cities where the cult traditions are kept alive. The author also extends the coverage to Esu traditional worship in the Yoruba Diaspora, particularly in Dahomey, now Benin Republic and Brazil. Several praise poems in the original Yoruba language, aptly translated into English by the author, as well as several mythological stories about the deity, told by the worshippers and reliable informants, form part of this work.