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Abiku is a
Yoruba word that can be
translated as "predestined to death" and
refers to the
spirit of a
child who dies young. It is from (abi) "that which...
- culture,
parents with an
abiku child will
always attempt to help the
abiku child by
preventing their death. However,
abiku are
believed to
possess a...
- in
London in 1991 by
Jonathan Cape, The
Famished Road
follows Azaro, an
abiku, or
spirit child,
living in an
unnamed African (most
likely Nigerian) city...
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Healing of
Abiku Children is a
piece created by the
Nigerian artist Twins Seven Seven in 1973,
located in the
Indianapolis Museum of Art,
which is in...
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supernatural entity in
Yoruban mythology is the
Abiku,
children from the
spirit world who die
before reaching puberty.
Abiku also
refers to the
spirits which historically...
- 'Panegyrical'.
These names include: Àyìnlá, Àlàó, and Àjọkẹ́ Orúkọ
Àbíkú. An
Àbíkú is a
child who
cycles repeatedly, and
within a
short time frame, between...
- Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè ...
Legendary creatures Ẹbọra
Egbere Iwin
Akudaaya Abiku &
Emere Oro ...
Religious concepts Àṣẹ Ìwà Orí Ìmùlẹ̀ Àkámarà Ìtàn Ẹbọ &...
- of beauty,
Yoruba creativity and
keeping mischievous children alive (ila
Abiku). This
practice was po****r
among Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo...
- that of the
Abiku, a
malevolent spirit that is said to be
responsible for the
repeated deaths of a family's
newborn children. The
Abiku is
believed to...
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Distinctive cultural norms prevail in
Yorubaland and
among the
Yoruba people. The
Yoruba are said to be
religious people, but they are also
pragmatic and...
