Tradition in transition: Yoruba obaship and the challenge of modernity, By Tosin Osasona

The sad optics of the struggle for the possession of the mortal bodies of the late Aláàfin and Awujale does more damage to the Obaship system in Yorubaland than the burial procedures themselves and are a reminder of the need to create an inclusive and dignifying protocol that reflects cultural maturity and safeguards collective dignity. […]

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