Why I prefer Orisa worship to Christianity, Islam — Wole Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says he prefers traditional Orisa worshipping to Christianity and Islam because it fascinated him more. Soyinka said this in an interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo, where he further explained that the deepness of faith in Islam and Christianity doesn’t match that of Orisa worshipping for him. According to him, Orisa worshipping eschews violence and is more creative. “I was fortunate to be born in two worlds – the Christian world and traditional Orisa worshippers. My grandfather, until he – poor man – also got converted…

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