Title:
MODERNITY AND HUMAN VALUES IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH AND BURIAL RITES IN YORUUBAALAND

Authors:
Olaleye Samuel Kayode, Ph.D.

Volume:1 Issue: 7

Abstract:
Almost all religions in the world acknowledged the existence of God who is believed to be the creator of all things including human beings. Also, almost all the believers of these religions in the world are of the opinion that out of all creatures, man is the most sacred and the most loved by God. This is the reason why some religions like Christianity, Islam and African traditional religion affirmed that man was given dominion and rulership over all other creatures despite the fact that man was lastly created by God. However, it is quite unfortunate that the sacredness and values ascribe to human beings are gradually washing away. What can we say are the factors responsible for this devaluation? How can we redefine the position of man among the creatures back to where it belongs? Can we say all hope is lost in that respect? These and many more questions are what this paper tries to address. Efforts shall be made to conduct in-depth interview that will include 10 male and 10 female who are above 100 years old; 5 male and 5 female above 70 years; and 10 male & 10 female below 50 years of age.

Citation:

[Kayode, Olaleye Samuel. "MODERNITY AND HUMAN VALUES IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH AND BURIAL RITES IN YORUUBAALAND." IJAH, vol. 1, no. 7, 2017, pp. 576-587. August.]