A Comparative Study of the Scriptural Rajm and traditional Mágùn in Nigeria
Mágùn and rajm are two means of bringing to book those are guilty of adultery in the traditional Yorùbá society as well as in some revealed scriptures respectively. Mágùn is a means of checking unruly behaviour of sexual moral laxities in the Yorùbá speaking area of Nigeria. It is a means of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Ilorin journal of religious studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-96 |
| Further subjects: | B
Scripture
B rajm B Adultery B Sharīʿah B Mágùn B Yorùbá |
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| Summary: | Mágùn and rajm are two means of bringing to book those are guilty of adultery in the traditional Yorùbá society as well as in some revealed scriptures respectively. Mágùn is a means of checking unruly behaviour of sexual moral laxities in the Yorùbá speaking area of Nigeria. It is a means of terminating the life of a man suspected to be having sexual intercourse with one's wife. While mágùn is a means of killing he who engages in adultery among the Yorùbá, rajm(stoning to death) has religious connotation particularly in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible as well as in the Tradition of Prophet Muhammad. The fact that the two modes of punishment involve termination of life underscores how serious adultery is. Attempt is therefore made in this paper to consider the two concepts and analyse the differences therein. Historical, descriptive and comparative research methods were adopted for this study. Oral interviews were conducted to elicit response from some traditionalists on issues related to mágùn; while library sources were also used to digest scholars' views on the concepts of rajm and mágùn.It was observed that there are elements of injustice in the mode of carrying out the two modes of punishment, while no consensus is reached by scholars on the application of rajm. It was then concluded that serious precaution needsto be taken in such a matter that involves lives of culprits while avenues for committing adultery are blocked as much as possible by those who wish to implement the two modes of punishment rather than carrying out the punishment. |
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| ISSN: | 2141-7040 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: University (Ilorin). Department of Religions, Ilorin journal of religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4314/ijrs.v5i2 |