About the Author ' .,:.. ~.,. Mr.CromwellOsamarolblewasbom on
29thSeptember.1934.Hereceivedhis elementary and secondary education
at Benin City In Edo State. Nigeria between 1941 and 1953. He
joined the Colonial Civil Service on 1st February. 1954 where he
rose to the rank of Executive officer before proceeding to the
United Kingdom for further studies. Duringhis stay Inthe
UnitedKingdom he studied at the Universities of london and
Strathcylde where he obtained the B.Sc.(Hons.) and BA (Hons.) In
Economics. respec-tively. He retumed to the Nigerian Federal Public
Service In September 1963 where he rose to the rank of Permanent
Secretary. a position from which he voluntarily retired on 1st
April. 1980. Mr .lble Is currently engaged In Private business In
lagos and Benin. He Is the Chairman/ Chief Executive of several
industrial and commercial companies Including: Efehlltd . lagos AEG
- Nigeria ltd Eurotrade Cement Works (Nigeria) Ltd Odin Biscuits
Manufacturing Ltd TRW Investment (Nigeria) Ltd He Is also amember
of the Governing council of the University of Benin. Nigeria. Qil)
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QCONTENTS Prefacexl Introduction xiO Chapte11 1.The origin of Good
and Evil1 The famous proclamation of Esu1 The creation of the
virtue of Intelligence2 The paradox of virtue3 The or1gln of truth
and falsehood3 2.DldGod make a mistake?6 The hypo1hetlcallmperatlve
of Existence7 3. Does God need man to defend His Cause9 Old God
create hell?10 How man Invented heR10 n-, antithesis of wealth and
death11 God 'continues to give man a chance to Improve 12 I The
reward of Ingratitude 12 4. God abandons the Earth to Eau 15 6. The
Beginning of strife on Earth17 Lessons from Orunmlla's observations
on human Behvalour 19 Are men truly sympathetic to one another 19
6. Man created His own God 21 7. The of Human Intellect25
8.lnsfltuflonallsatlon ot lflsm27 Ogbe-Emlko lfa Culutral Society29
The lndllvlduallty of religion31 9What lnstltutlonallsaflon has
done to Religion32 How religious Institutionalism began with
Judaism33 The technologlco politic treatise37 Judaism versus
Christianity38 Effects of lnstltutlonallsaatlon on Christianity39
The polltlclsatlqn pf the Church41 The paganlsatlon of
Christianity44 The recourse of the church to philosophy46 The
radicals53 The attempts of the church to reform Itself53
Correlation between Church Institutionalisation and strife54
Institutionalisation of Islam 57 (v) Genesis of
instltutlonallsaatlon Jamhat Ahmadiyya (Ahmadis) Epilogue on
instiMionallsed religion lfa as a way of life The art of divination
according to Orunmila Possession lfa art of divination The cannons
of divination In lflsm The use of Kolanut for divination The use of
cowries The use of Okpelle for divination The transfiguration of
Okpelle Okpelle returns to heaven Transldtlon of Olsa made
dlvlnaflon for the Ezomo227 I t made dlvlnaflon for Ollha and his
bror Oruone229 Ogbe-0$CI's divination for Alaakpa232 Ogbe-Osa made
divination for 1wo friends243 Divination for the Hunter and the
beer235 20.Ogbe-Eturd, Ogbe-Abara, Ogbe-Kunle-Ara, Ogbe Kunle)o190
I Prosperity begets enmity240 How Orunmlla made dlvlnaflon for
sleep241 Ogbe-Etura made divination for the farmer f and the
hunter242 Ogbe-Abara made dlvlnaflon for Jegbe the ..eldest son of
Oduduwa
243 The punishment of Orlwaye for having an affair with his
father's wife245 21.Ogbe-Ate2()1 Divination for Olokun250 Ogbe-Ate
leaves for the world250 Ogbe-Ate's experience in the world 253
Ogbe-Ate's first work at lfe 257 Ogbe-Ate made dlvlnaflon for
Ogbere and the Olowu of owu 258. Orunmlla's marriage to Ajlwenu 259
Divination for the masquerade 260 22. Ogbe-Eka 2!1.5 Divination for
Ugun. Akala. Asa and Awodl262 Divination for Udl 262 Divination for
Ogun In heaven263 How the Divinities got their crowns 264
Divination for the head 265 Divination for a pregnant woman 265
Ogbe-Ayoka.leaves heaven for the world266 . (IX) k .. 23. t
25. OgbeEturukpon, Ogbe-Tomokpon Other heavenly works of
Ogbe-Tomokpon Divination for the first Olu of !were He revealed
Ajija's (Ezlza) destiny to him The earthly work fo Ogbe-Tomokpom
Divination for a barren woman OgbeOse, Ogbe Sanwo, Ogbe kowojo
Heavenlyof Ogbe-Ose Divination tqr the Chain preparcitlo':lleaVIng
hec:wen Ogbe-l
