Rashidi Akanji Okunola
Biographic Data
| ID | 4002940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rashidi Akanji Okunola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rashidi Akanji |
| FAMILY NAME | Okunola |
| SIGNATURE | OKUNOLA R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ibadan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Zangbeto
This paper is an ethnological and anthropological study of Zangbeto among the Ogu (Egun) people of Badagry, in Nigeria. The study utilized survey design approach with emphasis on qualitative method: interview, focus group discussion and key informant investigation. Purposive and convenience sampling procedures under non –probability sampling were used in selecting the study area and respondents who participated in the study (n=40). The data gathe…
Re-Assessing the Relevance and Efficacy of Yoruba Gods as Agents of Punishment
The general objective of this paper was to investigate the relevance and efficiency of Yoruba gods in the administration of punishment and justices on crime commitment. Two Yoruba gods (Sango and Ogun) were principally chosen. Six hundred (600) participants were conveniently sampled from three localities from three geo-political states in the western part of Nigeria. Univariate and bivariate analyses were used in the description of the samples an…
Festival of Curses
Festivals and ceremonies are part and parcel of African culture, usually in all its pump, merriment and pageantry. However, with the increasing wave of criminal activities in Nigeria especially in Edo state, festivals and ceremonies are being redefined and conceptualized in practice. Only recently a new festival 'Festival of Curses' was brought to the fore in combating crime in Edo state. The study therefore seeks to explain the festival as a tra…
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Re-Assessing the Relevance and Efficacy of Yoruba Gods as Agents of Punishment
The general objective of this paper was to investigate the relevance and efficiency of Yoruba gods in the administration of punishment and justices on crime commitment. Two Yoruba gods (Sango and Ogun) were principally chosen. Six hundred (600) participants were conveniently sampled from three localities from three geo-political states in the western part of Nigeria. Univariate and bivariate analyses were used in the description of the samples an…
Festival of Curses
Festivals and ceremonies are part and parcel of African culture, usually in all its pump, merriment and pageantry. However, with the increasing wave of criminal activities in Nigeria especially in Edo state, festivals and ceremonies are being redefined and conceptualized in practice. Only recently a new festival 'Festival of Curses' was brought to the fore in combating crime in Edo state. The study therefore seeks to explain the festival as a tra…
Zangbeto
This paper is an ethnological and anthropological study of Zangbeto among the Ogu (Egun) people of Badagry, in Nigeria. The study utilized survey design approach with emphasis on qualitative method: interview, focus group discussion and key informant investigation. Purposive and convenience sampling procedures under non –probability sampling were used in selecting the study area and respondents who participated in the study (n=40). The data gathe…
Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Criminal justice (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work)