@beyond.naija: "Èṣù, the Yoruba deity, became known as the devil because missionaries had no equivalent for one." That is Wole Soyinka's observation. In Yoruba tradition, Èṣù is an Òrìṣà of the crossroads, communication and balance. He is the messenger between humans and the other divinities, and he carries sacrifices and prayers to their destination. He is a trickster, but also an enforcer of divine order, and he tests people, rewards fairness and exposes wrongdoing. Nothing in this role resembles the Christian idea of a devil as the embodiment of evil. When Christian missionaries arrived in Yorubaland in the 19th century, they needed a word for Satan in Yoruba translations of the Bible. Yoruba thought had no matching figure, because it did not divide the spiritual world into pure good and pure evil. Missionaries chose Èṣù, the most morally complex and feared of the Òrìṣà, and over time the name became tied to the devil in popular understanding. This is a clear example of how translation can reshape a people's spiritual heritage. A deity of balance and communication was recast through a foreign worldview, and generations grew up associating him with evil. Many Yoruba scholars and practitioners still work to restore his true place in Yoruba cosmology. Follow @Beyond.naija for more Nigerian histories. #BeyondNaija #Esu #Eshu #Yoruba #YorubaHistory #YorubaCulture #Orisha #WoleSoyinka #NigerianHistory #AfricanSpirituality #YorubaReligion #Colonialism #NaijaHistory #AfricanHistory #CultureAndHistory

Lekan Owoseni :

This is why we need to keep talking about our history

sarat alawaye :

so who is the devil and wot do we call him if not esu

@Auto-PlanetNG :

The hand work of Ajai Crowther , The Yoruba man that translated the Bible from English to Yoruba did this.

@PinkyzQueenTee :

Now we all know about this, what’s next

Fólàśàde Àdunni🥰 :

Foreign religions did more harm than good to us

Myhopeha :

now I'm understand Life

Petersee Music :

Many Yoruba don't know Yoruba came from Egypt. Also Christianity is Africa religious.

United Africans :

united states of African ❤️💯

savvysgrove0 :

God bless wole soyinka

Dewise-1 :

may you live long sir

PrincessRoyal_ISAA :

Interesting

gimorety :

It’s so sad

Adesina Olaide :

Respect

lateefnurudeenbay :

Sunday :

they will never succeed

Blame society :

when this baba is ready to go, he should give me his brain 🧠 like Elijah gave Elisha his power [Pray]

oloye_rex :

Know your history ❤️

⛈️WELLS PRIME™️ :

And they had to add J&S to the spelling which gives them Jesus

Petersee Music :

Jesus Christ is Black or African. According to Bible, Jesus Christ came from Solomon Linage, and according to Song of Solomon 1 vs 5, Solomon confirm He is Black or Africa. First Christian country Ethiopia is African. So the ignorant that Christianity is brought to Africa is wrong, Christianity started in Africa before white divide continent into sections. African takes Christianity to Europe, the Original religion of Africa is Christianity, so stop the wrong assumption.