Toyin Falola is a distinguished teaching professor at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, extraordinary professor of human rights at the University of the Free State, professor of African studies, Cape Town University, extraordinary professor of political science, University of Pretoria, and professor emeritus in the humanities, Lead City University. He is a recipient of 20 honorary doctorates and author/editor of almost 200 books.Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem teaches at the Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in History and International Studies from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, with research interests in African religious spirituality, sacred water bodies, contemporary popular culture, and Yoruba Islam. His latest co-authored book is titled Myth, Ritual, and Visible Expressions of O?batala and Olokun in Ile-If? (2024).

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Toyin Falola is a distinguished teaching professor at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, extraordinary professor of human rights at the University of the Free State, professor of African studies, Cape Town University, extraordinary professor of political science, University of Pretoria, and professor emeritus in the humanities, Lead City University. He is a recipient of 20 honorary doctorates and author/editor of almost 200 books.Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem teaches at the Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in History and International Studies from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, with research interests in African religious spirituality, sacred water bodies, contemporary popular culture, and Yoruba Islam. His latest co-authored book is titled Myth, Ritual, and Visible Expressions of O?batala and Olokun in Ile-If? (2024).

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceReader’s NoteAbbreviations and AcronymsMapsChronologyIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYBibliographyAbout the Authors

Toyin Falola is a distinguished teaching professor at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, extraordinary professor of human rights at the University of the Free State, professor of African studies, Cape Town University, extraordinary professor of political science, University of Pretoria, and professor emeritus in the humanities, Lead City University. He is a recipient of 20 honorary doctorates and author/editor of almost 200 books.Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem teaches at the Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in History and International Studies from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, with research interests in African religious spirituality, sacred water bodies, contemporary popular culture, and Yoruba Islam. His latest co-authored book is titled Myth, Ritual, and Visible Expressions of O?batala and Olokun in Ile-If? (2024).

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceReader’s NoteAbbreviations and AcronymsMapsChronologyIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYBibliographyAbout the Authors