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Ayowole Elugbaju
Lecturer II
Redeemer's University, Ede
Education/Degree:
1 History and International Studies History and International Studies (University of Ilorin, Ilorin)
About
Ayowole Elugbaju is lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. He holds a B.A. in History and International Studies from Osun State Univerisity, Osogbo, M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria and a Ph.D. in History and International Studies from University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Ayowole is a fellow or Ife Institute of Advanced Study; Member, Lagos Studies Association; and Member, Historical Society of Nigeria. Ayowole has a specific interest in African history with research interests covering Social History, Cultural History, and Heritage Studies. Email: [email protected]
Current Work
With researching interests covering Social History, Cultural History, and Heritage Studies, I employ a plethora of sources such as written sources, archival documents, and oral histories, such as, Ifa, Oriki, and ritualistic chants in festivals among others to interrogate changes, adaptations and dis/continuities in African History, specifically, the history of the Yoruba of West Africa. In extending the frontiers of knowledge in my area of focus, I recently co-authored a book titled "Myth, Ritual, and Visible Expressions of Obatala and Olókun in Ilé-Ifẹ̀." In addition, my current research endeavour interrogates the contribution of the Yoruba in diaspora to the resurgence of Yoruba Religion in Yorubaland in recent years. This work builds on a previous work conducted on religious encounters and resultant changes in Ile-Ife which identified a growing trend of the re-emergence of Yoruba Religion across Yorubaland within Nigeria.
Research Area Keyword(s)
social history, Cultural history, Heritage Studies, African history, Comparative Historical Studies