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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He also said that he is a mythologist and believes that people have a right to create myths around themselves based on their experiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo I really need one (religion)? I have never felt I needed one. I am a mythologist.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut religion? No, I don\u2019t 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Nobel Laureate added that he believes people have a right and cannot help creating mythologies around themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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