Show notes
Saheed Adesumbo Bello explores Orúnmìlà—the ancient legendary Yorùbá priest-scholar and philosopher as well as interpreter of the spiritual tradition of Ifá—as the central repository of the Yoruba people’s knowledge system. Orúnmìlà is also a way to demonstrate using a non-Eurocentric source that philosophical activity is culturally specific. In this podcast we learn more about the concept of Orísa and how to connect with our own Orí (inner head).
You can read more in his book: The Oral Philosophy of Orunmila (Bloomsbury 2026) or come to the Nacht van de Zingeving on 2 October 2026 in Rotterdam.
Host: Renate Schepen | Podcast producer and music: Frits de Beer Portret: Elisabeth Aalbrink (Soullines)
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Renate Schepen studeerde filosofie in Amsterdam, Accra, Montevideo en promoveerde aan de Universiteit van Wenen. Toch werden er allerlei filosofen in haar opleiding niet behandeld. Ze ontdekte vergeten denkers en hun werk. Vaak ging hun denken in tegen heersende normen, waardoor ze gedoemd waren om...
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