African Mythology: The Yoruba Gods
In this one time class, students will learn about the gods of the Yoruba people
Chidumebi Ikechi Njoku-Browne
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(853)
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Students will learn about the Orisha, the gods that originated from the Yoruba People. The topics covered will be: 1)The Supreme Creator of the Orisha 2) The Female Orisha 3) The Male Orisha 4)How worship of the Orisha spread all over the world 5)Stories featuring the Orisha 6)Places where the Orisha are still worshipped today. This will be an academic look at the gods and is not meant to convince anyone to worship these deities. My class will be structured first among the hierarchy of the gods and then their history and the stories featuring them. I will teach mainly using images and storytelling, in addition to discussions with my students. My teaching style can be described as interactive. Learners will get to interact with me through images, slides and discussion. No required experience or knowledge needed.
Learning Goals
Students will learn about the Yoruba gods, the history of their worship and some stories about them.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Some of the stories involved cover topics such as death and war, since there are gods of death and of war.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Capone, Stefania. “The ‘Orisha Religion’ between Syncretism and Re-Africanization.” Cultures of the Lusophone Black Atlantic, 2007, pp. 219–232., doi:10.1057/9780230606982_11.
Gleason, Judith, and Susanne Wenger. Orisha: the Gods of Yorubaland. Atheneum, 1971.
Oruene, Taiwo. “Magical Powers of Twins in the Socio-Religious Beliefs of the Yoruba.” Folklore, vol. 96, no. 2, 1985, pp. 208–216., doi:10.1080/0015587x.1985.9716349.
Oserjeman, Ofuntola. Orisha: a First Glimpse of the African Religion of Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad and Now U.S.A./by Ofuntola Oserjeman. Shango Temple?
Peel, J. D. Y. “Christianity, Islam, and Orisa-Religion: Three Traditions in Comparison and Interaction.” JSTOR, 1 Jan. 2016, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ffjng5?refreqid=search-gateway:2fc13b7a0e55e3b6ed1cdd267dde67f0.
Trotman, David V. “The Yoruba and Orisha Worship in Trinidad and British Guinea: 1838-1870.” African Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 1976, p. 1., doi:10.2307/523560.
Tutuola, Amos. Yoruba Folktales. Ibadan University Press, 1986.
Yoruba Mythology. Books LLC, 2011.
Joined June, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been a researcher of African history since 2011. I am also a researcher at the African Art Museum at the Smithsonian for the past 2 years. Furthermore, I have taught and given lectures on African History and Mythology outside of Outschool for several years. In addition, I myself am Nigerian and while I am Igbo, I grew up in an area that had a lot of Yoruba people so I got to experience Yoruba culture and Orisha festivals first hand. Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$12
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 47 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
1-9 learners per class
