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Modern Yoruba Isese movement (mainstream)

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Confidence: MediumLast reviewed 29 May 2026NigeriaWikipedia

Modern Nigerian Yoruba Isese / orisha revival movement. Mainstream voluntary tradition.

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Low Control

BITE breakdown

Behavior Control2/10
Information Control1/10
Thought Control1/10
Emotional Control2/10
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0 — modern Nigerian Yoruba Isese / orisha revival movement; mainstream low-control.

Profile facts

Founded
Ancient
Members
Tens of millions broad Yoruba practice
Active in
Africa

In context

Modern Yoruba Isese revival movement promotes traditional orisha veneration in Yoruba communities. Annual Isese Day celebrations. Mainstream low-control voluntary tradition.

Recovery resources

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Evidence by BITE axis

Information Control
  • mainstream low-control

Timeline

  1. Ancient
    Yoruba tradition origins
  2. Modern
    Isese revival movement

Sources

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Change history

Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.

  1. 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
  2. 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
  3. 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.

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