Iconic Celebration of Charms and Friendship in Poetry: Fálétí’s “Adébímpé Ọ̀jẹ́dòkun” by Michael Oladejo Afoláyan

“…The story is that of the mythical character, Adébímpé Ọ̀jẹ́dòkun, eulogized as a great hunter with cult following. His death takes on the appearance of a slap in the face of medicinal charm, charisma, and talismanic efficacy, almost tantamount to “the death of the mythical Yorùbá medicine man’s child in broad day light.” …”
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