Performance of Adult’s Death and Burial Among Ilaje People of Southwest Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rantimi Jays Julius-Adeoye (0000-0003-1994-9227, Department of Theatre and Film Studies, Redeemer’s University (RUN), Ede, Nigeria, corresponding author), Masoje O M Akpor-Robaro (Redeemer's University), Masoje Oghenerobaro Akpor-Robaro (Department of Theatre and Film Studies, Redeemer’s University (RUN), Ede, Nigeria), Damilola Mayowa Babarinde (Department of Theatre and Film Studies, Redeemer’s University (RUN), Ede, Nigeria), Elizabeth Amarukhor Omoruyi (Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICON), University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 302228241276239-302228241276239 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228241276239 |
| PMID | 39163887 |
| OpenAlex | W4401726412 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The meaning ascribed to death differs from one society to the other. This study adopts the descriptive method in unraveling the ritual of burial practices among the Ilaje people of Nigeria's Niger delta. Based on linguistic similarities, Ilaje people are part of the Yoruba ethnic group of Nigeria's Southwest area. Among the people, burial accorded to the dead is based on how the deceased died. The Ilaje groups death into five distinctive categories - death due to old-age, death caused by witchcraft or evil spirit, death through drowning by accident, death through curse, and death due to suicide. For the people, adult's death has two layers of meaning: sorrow and merriment. We conclude that physical death is viewed as part of the continuum of life's circle; it is the point when the dead pass to the realm of the ancestor who may be reborn into the family in the future
Afterlife · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Curse · Ethnic group · Genealogy · Heaven · Literature · Meaning (existential · Medical emergency · Poison control · Realm · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Violent death · Yoruba · Anthropology · Demography · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology
Defining Death in Theory and Practice
Research on Humanities and Social Sciences
Cultural Interpretation of Dying and Death in a Non-Western Society
How Death Imitates Life
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Intra-Communal Conflict and the Politics of Oil Compensation Sharing among Indigenes of Ilaje Community, Ondo State, Nigeria
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |