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    The Book of Enlightenment
    The Book of Enlightenment
    The Book of Enlightenment
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    The Book of Enlightenment

    By (Yemi D. Ogunyemi) and Yemi D. Prince

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    The Book of Enlightenment delights in telling us that IFA is NOT a religion per se, but an integral part of The Book of Enlightenment or The Book of Knowledge comprising religion, philosophy, psychology, literature, cosmogony, cosmology, anthropology, ethnology, mathematics, sociology, ethnology and other areas of human learning.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherYemi-D Prince
    Release dateApr 14, 2018
    ISBN9781889601205
    The Book of Enlightenment
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    (Yemi D. Ogunyemi)

    Yemi D Ogunyemi, a former research fellow, Harvard University, Author of Yoruba Idealism, Yoruba Philosophy and the Seeds of Enlightenment, recipient of a Poetry Golden Trophy, recipient of the 2021 Nonfiction Fellowship Award from the Writers' Room of Boston, is a luminous literary philosopher whose work reflects the savvies and radiance of his spirit, and always fascinated by letters, books and the power of words. An eclectic writer, he has couched over 50 titles of literary works--fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry and children's stories. His current publication is Yoruba Idealism, the first of its kind. His forthcoming title is Art and Natural Aesthetics.

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      Book preview

      The Book of Enlightenment - (Yemi D. Ogunyemi)

      THE BOOK OF 

      ENLIGHTENMENT  

      ––––––––

      ©2017 Yemi D. Ogunyemi/Yemi D. Prince:

      All rights reserved. No part of this work may be produced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote a few passage in a review to be printed in a journal—newspaper, magazine, etc.

      First Printing: Boston: United States of America

      ISBN: 978-1-889601-20-5

      Diaspora Press of America

      21 Nazing Street #100

      Boston, MA 02121-3011

      E-mail: princeyemi37@gmail.com

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