Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

by

Tomi Adeyemi

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Children of Virtue and Vengeance Symbols

Inan’s Coin

Inan’s bronze coin, which he fiddles with to calm his nerves, represents Inan’s emotional connections with the Iyika cause as a whole and specifically his unwillingness to buy into the idea that violence is…

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Yoruba

The Yoruba language symbolizes the maji’s connection to their gods and their history, as well as that connection’s precarious state. After the Raid, King Saran criminalized the language, which is what maji and…

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