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An Analytical Approach to the Human Body… M.A. Saad & R. Bakhshayesh (27
billions of cells that work Mythical, Corporate, and
together to sustain life. The Historical. The Mythical
study of the human body Orunmila is depicted as a celestial
encompasses physiology (functions) figure providing wisdom to the
and anatomy (structure) (Villa- community, while the
Forte, 2022). Essentially, the Corporate Orunmila embodies
body is a complex entity of Yoruba philosophical thought
organs and systems and the continuity of teachings
cooperating to fulfill vital across generations. The
functions (Wysiadecki et al., Historical Orunmila, born around
2024). Wieczorkiewicz Anna 500 B.C., propagated Ifa
(2000) notes that the body enables teachings and influenced its
existence in time and space. evolution through the
Definitions of the human body Babalawo tradition. Oluwole's
and soul vary across philosophies analysis positions Orunmila as
(Wysiadecki et al., 2024). a philosopher, the founder of
Ifa divination, and a mentor to
2. Imaginal Body many brilliant minds, similar
The term "Imagination" in to Socrates in European
philosophy has two qualifiers: culture (Olúwọlé, 2017).
continuous and discontinuous.
"Imagination" as discontinuous 4. Yoruba Philosophy
refers to the soul's perceptive The Yoruba people, a major
faculty, while continuous sub-Saharan ethnic group
pertains to the imaginal world, primarily in Nigeria, make up
where the imaginal body exists 21.4% of the country's
(Rahimian & Mohammad population, accounting for
Zadeh, 2015). about 45,668,000 individuals
(World Data, 2023), mainly in
3. Orunmila Lagos, Oyo, and Ogun (Childs
Shopie Bosede Oluwole explores & Falola, 2005). In the Benin
three perspectives to reveal the Republic, they represent 12.2%
essence of Orunmila: the
of the population, totaling
