Abstract            Volume:12  Issue-10  Year-2024         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

The development advocated by different nations can’t be achieved without real consideration of cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible. It’s the confirmation of this reality that founds the choice of this study entitled: “Goja, intangible cultural heritage of Fulani of Bembéréké in Benin: issues of preservation and transmission of an identity practice” The objective of this study is to show the importance of goja (flogging) as a physical practice with educational value within the Fulani’s community. To reach the objectives, 35 subjects made up of resource people, former practitioners of “goja”, young actors of the said practice, young non-practitioners and religious authorities were interviewed. Data processing was possible thanks to the verbatim transcription of the audio from the interviews. The results of data analysis showed that the practice of goja has an educational vocation for Fulani youth. However, it also appears that the interaction between goja and other cultures and the evolution of Fulani’s society of Bembéréké have slowed down the scope of this practice which is losing its educational momentum. To ensure its sustainability and convince young people of its importance, it is necessary to set up strategies that can adapt it to changing time and current realities.

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