IFA cult chieftancy and ranks
The lfa cult is one of the best organized cults among the Yoruba.
At the head of the cult is the Araba who is the supreme high priest of a very large area which sometimes covers an entire district with many towns and villages.
After the Araba comes the 0luwo, who is the Ifa high priest for a particular city or community.
From the Araba downwards there are
altogether sixteen major chiefs of lfa.
The following are the sixteen most important Ifa priests in an area.
1 Araba
2 Oluwo
3 Ojugbona
4 Akoda
5 Aseda
6 Erimin
7 Aransan
8 Balesin
9 OtUn Awo
10 Osi Awo
11 Ekejo Awo
12 Alara
13 AJero
14 Owarangun
15 Obaleyo
16 Agbongbon
There are however, many other minor chiefs responsible for the Ifa cult in very small communities.
Furthermore every Oluwo has his own retinue of sixteen chiefs who assist him in
administering the cult in his own area.
Sometimes a chief subsidiary to the 0luwo also has under himself a number of chiefs responsible for minor duties such as settling disputes among cult members.
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