Nobel Prize-winning author, Wole Soyinka, has said that he
does not need any religion and does not worship any deity, noting he is neither
a Christian, Muslim nor an Orisa worshipper.
Soyinka disclosed this on Sunday during a public
presentation of his two-volume collection of essays, saying he found nothing
wrong with using mythologies as part and parcel of his creative warehouse.
He also said that he is a mythologist and believes that
people have a right to create myths around themselves based on their
experiences.
“Do I really need one (religion)? I have never felt I needed
one. I am a mythologist.
“But religion? No, I don’t worship any deity. But I consider
deities as creatively real and therefore my companions in my journey in both
the real world and the imaginative world,” he said.
The Nobel Laureate added that he believes people have a
right and cannot help creating mythologies around themselves.
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