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Scholars of African Traditional Religion 11/28/2020 SCHOLARS OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION 11/28/2020 Abdullahi, Ali Arazeem. “Trends and Challenges of Traditional Medicine in Africa.” African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines 8 no. 5 (2011). Abímbọ́ lá, Kọ́ lá. Yorùbá Culture: A Philosophical Account. Birmingham, UK: Iroko Academic Publishers, 2006. Abímbọ́ lá, Kọ́ lá. “The Place of African Traditional Religion in Contemporary Africa: The Yoruba Example.” In African Traditional Religions in Contemporary Society, edited by Jacob K. Olupona, 51-58. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House, 1991. Abímbọ́ lá, Kọ́ lá. Ifa Divination Poetry. Lagos, Nigeria: NOK Publ., 1977. Abímbólá, Wándé. Ifa Will Mend Our Broken World. Boston, MA: Aims Book, 1997. Abioje, P. O. “Christianity in Contemporary African Religious Space.” In Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora, edited by Ibigbolade S. Aderibigbe and Carolyn M. Jones Medine. 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