"Man shall not live by bread alone," says a popular adage. Life, as conventional wisdom teaches, embraces both a physical and a spiritual dimension. A university must be organically linked with its surrounding social community; otherwise, it may no longer hold any social relevance other than the award of esoteric degrees. In fact, there should be a symbiotic relationship between the higher educational mode of education and its surrounding community, everywhere and anywhere. Witchcraft or a wide-spread belief in its existence, is an all-pervading phenomenon within the African social ambiance and beyond. Here in the West, witchcraft also exists, and its manifestation is on the rise. A November 18, 2018 report by Newsweek claims that the "Number Of Witches Rises Dramatically Across U.S. As Millennials Reject Christianity." Social media devoted to witchcraft and the phenomenon of individuals proudly and publicly proclaiming themselves as witches, here in the West, are on the rise. It's a duty of academia to systematically investigate that phenomenon in order to help shade light on its true nature, which is shrouded in mystery. From the African ontological point of departure, witchcraft tends to be viewed as a malevolent phenomenon, but not necessarily so in the West at the present time where it's reported that witchcraft is now winning more converts than Christianity within some demographic sectors. So, what is going on? What are the implications of all this for the future of human relations, and for the future of the spiritual dimension of life on earth? These are important questions worthy of a systematic scholarly inquiry. A scholarly investigation of witchcraft as a social phenomenon is not only over-due but has practically become an existential necessity.
--Simple answer: because we engage academics in the rustic metaphysical conversations of Islam and Christianity. We even found institutions exclusively for such conversations!
How would functionality be discovered if there are no conversations?
OAA
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-------- Original message --------From: 'Michael Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>Date: 25/11/2019 15:31 (GMT+00:00)To: ya <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>, dialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Witchcraft Conference Update
My concern over this witchcraft conference is its superfluity. In a country where people don't have basic necessities of life - water, power, roads, good schools, normal economy, normal politics, etc., is this what we need to encumber the people's space with? Why on earth should we engage academia in these rustic metaphysical conversations that would not address any need of the people? Even in nations like the United States where folks have the basic necessities of life, what has any discussion on the wicker phenomenon birthed other than the laughable UFO or some grandma fireside tales. We need conversations on sustainable education, economy, family, and other social institutions. Ignore those rejecting the conference on sentimental religious grounds, but think of it in terms of its functionality. That's my take!
Michael O. Afoláyan
--On Monday, November 25, 2019, 2:16:36 PM GMT+1, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
*UNN 'Witchcraft' Conference Will Hold, Christians Can't Stop It – Prof. Uchendu*
Read more @ https://news.assure.ng/unn-witchcraft-conference-will-hold-christians-cant-stop-it-prof-uchendu/
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