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Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies

ISSN 1016-8427

1 paper in the library · publishing 2026

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Olu Obafemi and the African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS)

Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies July 1, 2026 Femi Abodunrin

Olu Obafemi once described the connection between Wole Soyinka and Ulli Beier as one that “runs deep in the membrane of Yoruba history, culture, indigenous knowledge, metaphysics, cosmic consciousness and the pantheons” (Obafemi 2023). Encapsulated in myths and mythical wisdom, these indigenous values have at the centre of their philosophical presuppositions a symbiotic strategy that seeks to...