Itutu

Itutu

Itutu is the term for a religious feeling created at the Kingdom of Benin by the Yoruba in 15th Century Nigeria. [http://pitch.info/issues/2004-04-08/culture/art_print.html] It has been suggested that Itutu is the origin of the American concept of "cool".


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