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Dr. Femi Jegede serves as a Research Fellow at the University of Bayreuth's Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, where his fellowship project investigates African spatiality through Yoruba Ifa divination systems. Employing dialectics and ethnographic methodology, he examines interconnectedness between Nigerian Yoruba communities and African American populations across transnational spaces to redefine spatial concepts beyond Western geographical frameworks.
His research centers on Indigenous Knowledge Systems with emphasis on African Traditional Religion and Traditional Medicine. Utilizing Afrocentric epistemology and phenomenology, he locates divine essence within natural ecosystems rather than abstract realms, positioning African religious practices as foundations for sustainability and holistic health. Key contributions include redefining shrine sovereignty, oath-taking jurisprudence, and Ifa's role in security development across the African diaspora.
His publication trajectory (2010-2016) demonstrates evolving focus from foundational Ifa studies to spatial and identity applications. Early works analyze herbal cures and soteriology, while later research explores political ritualism, global African identity, and spatial interconnectedness—revealing consistent methodology centered on communivasity (apprenticeship-based knowledge transmission) and nature-based divinity.
As part of the Africa Multiple Cluster, Dr. Jegede contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues on decolonizing spatial theory through African indigenous frameworks, though specific advising roles or grant details remain undisclosed in available materials.
