The Coptic origins of the Yoruba

The theory according to which the Yoruba ancestors were Coptic Christians seemed unpopular amongst many Yoruba people despite the fact that the theory was proposed by the most revered Yoruba historian, Samuel Johnson. The aims of this research are firstly, to study Johnson’s Coptic theory of the Yor...

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Autor principal:	Agai M. Jock
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	africa ancient near east copts egypt nubia south-west nigeria yorubaland Practical Theology BV1-5099 Doctrinal Theology BT10-1480
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1d09b91c711f43abbe599660e069df132021-11-24T07:50:48ZThe Coptic origins of the Yoruba0378-41422664-298010.4102/tv.v45i1.124https://doaj.org/article/1d09b91c711f43abbe599660e069df132021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://theologiaviatorum.org/index.php/tv/article/view/124https://doaj.org/toc/0378-4142https://doaj.org/toc/2664-2980The theory according to which the Yoruba ancestors were Coptic Christians seemed unpopular amongst many Yoruba people despite the fact that the theory was proposed by the most revered Yoruba historian, Samuel Johnson. The aims of this research are firstly, to study Johnson’s Coptic theory of the Yoruba origins and secondly, to highlight the circumstances that might have informed him to associate the Yoruba people with the Coptic Church. This research is achieved through a historical study of a possible interaction between certain ethnic groups in Nigeria and the Coptic Church, and through a comparative study of Church liturgies amongst the Copts and those of the Yoruba traditional churches. The researcher explained that Johnson’s Christian background influenced his narrative of connecting the Yoruba origins with the Copts. The researcher is of the opinion that there is no evidence provided by Johnson according to which the Yoruba people originated from the Copts.Agai M. JockAOSISarticleafricaancient near eastcoptsegyptnubiasouth-west nigeriayorubalandPractical TheologyBV1-5099Doctrinal TheologyBT10-1480ENTheologia Viatorum, Vol 45, Iss 1, Pp e1-e8 (2021)
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description	The theory according to which the Yoruba ancestors were Coptic Christians seemed unpopular amongst many Yoruba people despite the fact that the theory was proposed by the most revered Yoruba historian, Samuel Johnson. The aims of this research are firstly, to study Johnson’s Coptic theory of the Yoruba origins and secondly, to highlight the circumstances that might have informed him to associate the Yoruba people with the Coptic Church. This research is achieved through a historical study of a possible interaction between certain ethnic groups in Nigeria and the Coptic Church, and through a comparative study of Church liturgies amongst the Copts and those of the Yoruba traditional churches. The researcher explained that Johnson’s Christian background influenced his narrative of connecting the Yoruba origins with the Copts. The researcher is of the opinion that there is no evidence provided by Johnson according to which the Yoruba people originated from the Copts.
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The Coptic origins of the Yoruba

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