Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí: em defesa do oxunismo
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This text seeks to dialogue with the conference “Desaprendendo lições da colonialidade: escavando saberes subjugados e epistemologias marginalizadas”, pronounced by the yorùbá philosopher Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí at the closing of the International Seminar “Decolonialidade e Perspectiva Negra” at the Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Through this lecture the author introduces us to the concept of osunism and makes us question: Is it possible to talk about society without mother/ìyá? Is it possible to defend society without Ọ̀ṣun? In cosmology and sociocultural institutions yorùbá Ọ̀ṣun is ìyá primordial, senior hon(orí)fic and oldest and oldest deity not only with respect to age, but for being the mother of mankind. Therefore, what distinguishes Ọ̀ṣun is the fact that be the first ìyá and be the matripotent principle of the yorùbá ethos. To bring up Ọ̀ṣun’s role in procreation is to reflect on its knowledge/power as the founder of human society and to mirror African philosophies and their teaching.
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