Oyotunji African Village (USA Yoruba)
South Carolina intentional community founded by Walter Serge King / Oba Efuntola Oseijeman Adefunmi (1970) practising Yoruba traditional religion.
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BITE breakdown
0 — South Carolina Yoruba traditional-religion community; mainstream low-control.
Profile facts
In context
Oyotunji Village is one of the most established Yoruba traditional-religion communities in the USA. Voluntary residency, king (Oba) succession lineage. Mainstream low-control cultural-religious community.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1970Oyotunji founded
Sources
- Various academic studies search ↗
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