EJIRE (MYTHICAL TWINS) is a monograph about the phenomenon of twins and their deification as cognized and practiced in Yoruba culture. The book in concise headings explore the spiritual, artistic and modernist aspects of the Ibeji tradition, highlighting its peculiarities and the special place twins occupy in the scheme of traditional society. Featured with illustration, the book is written by foremost Neo Negritudian, Wale Sasamura Owoeye.

Vintage Yoruba Proverbs(Òwe Ilẹ̀ Yorúbá) Volume 3 presents another beautiful batch of wise sayings from Yorubaland for the enjoyment of global readers. Full of lyricism and easy to study, travel back in time with the selected proverbs.

44 LEAVES commemorates President Obama’s years in the White House with 44 illuminating events of his administration spotlighted and celebrated for posterity's knowledge and appreciation. Written by Wale Sasamura Owoeye, the Negritudian author of SIXTY-SIX SONGS.

A NEW AGE emerges in Yorubaland as the nineteenth century comes to an end. It is a time for new heroes—pioneers in various fields of endeavor like Herbert Macaulay, Israel Ransome-Kuti, Obafemi Awolowo, and Tai Solarin. New frontiers are blazed in art, music, and education as told in stories about Candido Da Rocha, D. O. Fagunwa, Col. Victor Banjo, Susanne Wenger—Austrian artist turned priestess of the goddess Osun—and the trail-blazing musicians, Bobby Benson, Roy Chicago, and Fela. These modern heroes of the new age, as well as the author’s grandmother and parents, devise new ways of philosophy, religion, and thought to claim their future in a new country tested by disparate forces and competing interests.

Developmental and Fetal Origins of Differences in Monozygotic Twins: From Genetics to Environmental Factors examines the major causes of discordance in monozygotic twins, from genetic, to environmental influences, including discussions on the genetic, epigenetic, fetal and environmental factors. Twin differences discussed include malformations, deformations and disruptions secondary to inequitable division of the early embryo, chromosome and single gene mosaicism, Nonrandom X chromosome inactivation, mitochondrial heteroplasmy, epigenetic variation, and variable and inequitable blood supply, among other influences. Differences in hemoglobin levels, placentation and amniotic fluid are also examined, while full color images illustrate discordant anomalies and twin differences throughout. - Examines the major causes of discordance in monozygotic twins and their relevance for future studies and clinical management - Discusses NIPT in MZ twins, twin imaging during fetal development, blood tests and forensic analysis - Features contributions from international experts in twin genetics and developmental biology

Ahmed Yerima's play celebrates the phenomenon of twins among the Yoruba people. Orisa Ibeji is also about man's fear of death and love of life; destiny and reincarnation; and the place of the gods in human affairs. Yerima employs simple and beautiful language, dynamic characters and deft skill to navigate the labyrinth that is Orisa Ibeji

Why do twins remain uncanny to those born alone-in other words, most of us? Even with the rise of IVF and an increase in multiple births, why do we still do “a double take” when we encounter twins? Why has this been a near-universal response throughout human history, and how has it played out in religion and myth? Through the work of leading scholars in religion, folklore and mythology, history, anthropology, and archaeology, Gemini and the Sacred explores how twinship has long been imagined, especially in the complex relationship of sacred twin traditions to “twins on the ground” in biology and lived experience. The book considers the multiple ways in which the “doubling” of a human being may be interpreted as auspicious and powerful-or suppressed as unstable and dangerous. Why has this been so and how does it affect living twins today? Treating both famous and lesser-known twins-including supernatural animal twins-in the ancient Near Eastern and classical Mediterranean worlds; early Christianity and Gnosticism; Vedic, Hindu, West African, Black Atlantic, and native American traditions; ancient Mesoamerica, Celtic Roman Britain, and Scandinavia; and in the special, fraught bond shared by all twins, the book offers a variety of perspectives on this topic of great cultural significance.

It is through the Ibeyi that the promises of Oshun are fulfilled: a life filled with beauty, sweetness and love; it is also through them that the beautiful Orisha seems more human, more fragile, and yet immensely more powerful. They are the pride, and in many ways, the source of Shango's power and strength, and through them one also learns of Yemaya's heartfelt duty to be Mother to all as she is Mother to the world and most of the Orishas. They are integral to the system of Orisha worship--without them the ache of neither the aleyo nor Santero can be complete. Enjoy this pamphlet--for all of you who read this work and continue your studies among the Orisha tradition, my prayer is this: that Eleggua opens the rods to knowledge, and Obatala helps you use the knowledge in your quest for wisdom and Iwa Pele--Good character. Ache! To!

This mysterious, poetic and often amusing collection of myths illustrates the religion and thought of the West African Yoruba People.