{"product_id":"olzedzmarzu-jonathan-baker-9798177122366","title":"Olódùmarè: The Supreme Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eWho-or what-is Olódùmarè?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe answer seems straightforward at first. Olódùmarè is the Supreme Being of Yoruba religious thought: creator, source of life, highest authority, and origin of Àṣẹ. Yet every definition seems to illuminate something while leaving something else untouched. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlódùmarè The Supreme Mystery\u003c\/b\u003e begins where simple definitions end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon Yoruba theology, philosophy, sacred narrative, historical scholarship, and living religious tradition, Jonathan Baker explores some of the most enduring questions surrounding the Supreme Mystery. How does creation emerge from sacred order? What can Orí and destiny tell us about freedom and responsibility? How do Ifá, the Odù, and divination preserve and communicate wisdom? What is the relationship between Olódùmarè and the Òrìṣà? What do justice, death, ancestors, silence, and the limits of human knowledge reveal about the nature of existence? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, the book examines how Yoruba ideas have been preserved, interpreted, challenged, and transformed across generations and across the Atlantic world. It also places Yoruba thought into careful conversation with other religious and philosophical traditions without reducing distinct traditions to different names for the same thing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat emerges is neither a final definition of Olódùmarè nor an argument that the Supreme Mystery is unknowable. Instead, the book explores a more compelling possibility: that human beings can know something deeply without knowing it completely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderstanding can grow while mystery remains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798177122366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Jonathan Baker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780258828543,"sku":"9798177122366","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/olzedzmarzu-jonathan-baker-9798177122366","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}