Apeje

Apeje, literally naming, is a practice of southern Roscian cultures influenced by Diwa where the outcome of some event, typically one of chance, is agreed to decide parties' actions or standing according to ways designed according to each possible outcome &mdash; the 'naming' of a potentiality in local terms. Apeje is a solemn and highly enshrined form of contract, which has been a building block of many southern Roscian social systems and customs.

The categories of egbe and ege distinguish what can be wagered in apeje, and in turn what is associated with apeje-related culture, although it is not universally present among apejean societies. Definitions of ege and other basic rights or entitlements usually attempt to insure against deprivation through high-stakes apeje, a common social problem, but it is just as common to mercilessly consider such consequences a matter of fate, and to weaponize apeje to enrich oneself.

Apeje is also associated with a wider 'apejean' philosophy of considering, and wagering the most important matters on, possibilities out of one's own control, often used to analyze Roscian culture and history. The exact importance of underlying ideas of luck or chance have varied. Diwic cultures considered fate to be the supreme principle, etopa religion tried to make detailed appeals to chance, and those who won much from apeje were ascribed a kind of wisdom, prestige, or power that legitimized their gains. Institutions such as ibo originated with apeje. Nevertheless, wider cultural themes of fate did not necessarily express in apeje itself, and sometimes even rejected it; not every bet was considered directly a divine or religious event; while many political causes questioned apeje enrichment.