The notion ofdadahair style yesterday, today andforever among the adherents of African TraditionalReligion nonetheless is seen as projection of spiri-tuality and spirit possession in African TraditionalReligion among theIgbecult movement in Aguleriparadigm. The members are easily identified withtheircurlydada-hairandaccordingtoPaulaGirshickBen-Amos (1994:121) “in order to know if a child isdestined to be a devotee... or any other deity for thatmatter,theparentscanconsultadivinertodetermineif there is a calling in the womb, though not allparents do this, upon birth, the appearance of divinecalling can be marked by special curly hair... Thereare many different types of curl and a diviner hasto ascertain which deity is involved”. One can inferthat the spirituality that is bestowed on the notion ofdadahair style is clearly seen in its holistic innerrecesses of spiritualism. This is the reason why theHoly Bible of the Christian fold says “touch notthoumyanointed”(Psalm,20:6-7).Interpretatively,the Holy Bible is simplistically referring to someselected and chosen ones like Samson, David, someof the renowned prophets of the Old Testament andNew Testament and more recently the late EmperorHaile Selassie of Ethiopia respectively who haddada-rastahair.
The notion ofdadahair style yesterday, today andforever among the adherents of African TraditionalReligion nonetheless is seen as projection of spiri-tuality and spirit possession in African TraditionalReligion among theIgbecult movement in Aguleriparadigm. The members are easily identified withtheircurlydada-hairandaccordingtoPaulaGirshickBen-Amos (1994:121) “in order to know if a child isdestined to be a devotee... or any other deity for thatmatter,theparentscanconsultadivinertodetermineif there is a calling in the womb, though not allparents do this, upon birth, the appearance of divinecalling can be marked by special curly hair... Thereare many different types of curl and a diviner hasto ascertain which deity is involved”. One can inferthat the spirituality that is bestowed on the notion ofdadahair style is clearly seen in its holistic innerrecesses of spiritualism. This is the reason why theHoly Bible of the Christian fold says “touch notthoumyanointed”(Psalm,20:6-7).Interpretatively,the Holy Bible is simplistically referring to someselected and chosen ones like Samson, David, someof the renowned prophets of the Old Testament andNew Testament and more recently the late EmperorHaile Selassie of Ethiopia respectively who haddada-rastahair.
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