EXTRA-MUNDANE COMMUNICATION AMONG IJEBU PEOPLE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study explores extra-mundane communication practices among the Ijebu people, a subgroup of the Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria. In-depth interview was adopted as method of research, while purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of the sample for the study. The findings of the study reveal that extra mundane communication was part of some traditional practices unique to Ijebu people. The research identified the spirit-human communication involved in festivals like Agemo Ileruwon as well as in the worship of Aleyopatabiogan The study concludes that extra-mundane communication remains central to the Ijebu cultural identity, with festivals and rituals serving as a bridge between the physical and spiritual world.