The
Yoruba culture has changed as a result of contact with
the outside world. Islam was introduced into the culture
in around 1100, and Christianity around 1850 when the
Europeans began to colonize Africa. Today these two religions
are professed by most of the Yoruba. The pressures of
modern life and the effects of public education have further
eroded the culture in the younger generation. Today
there are approximately twenty-five illion Yoruba.
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