Masculinity as a Trace Element of Relationship: The case of IFÁ and AYÒ OLỌ́PỌ́N among Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria

Different cultures of the world have gender specifications for cultural and professional activities- religious or social. Among Yoruba, Ifá is foundation on which culture rests. That is, every activity connected back to referenced in Ifá. Ayò ọlọ́pọ́n an indigenous Yoruba game that has gained international nomenclature present time. Despite influence aspect life, no work been carried out linking relating ayò with Ifá, particularly gender. This gap filled by this study. Cultural studies, emphasize social power encodes society are adopted using comparative method. Adopting a approach offers opportunity appropriate analytical tools necessary at any point analysis. The scope studies accommodates interdisciplinary multidisciplinary fields academic inquiry. Relying corpora texts, incantation interviews from practitioners ọlọ́pọ́n’s players author’s observations field, specificity compared roles establish synergies between two elements. It found there confluence male activities performances. also communities’ change resulting growth development, involvement female contemporary times among Yoruba. study concludes relates