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Arts of Being Yoruba : Divination, Allegory, Tragedy, Proverb, Panegyric /
There is a culturally significant way of being Yorùbá that is expressed through dress, greetings, and celebrations--no matter where in the world they take place. Adélékè Adék documents Yorùbá patterns of behavior and articulates a philosophy of how to be Yorùbá in this innovative study. As...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2017
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| Colección: | African expressive cultures.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- 1. "Writing" and "reference" in Ifá divination chants -- 2. Culture, meaning, proverbs (for Oyekan Owomoyela, in memoriam) -- 3. Reading, writing, and epistemic instability in Fágúnwà's novels -- 4. Sex, gender, and plot in Fágúnwà's adventures -- 5. Akínwùmí Ìṣ1lá's Ẹfúnṣetán Aníwúrà and Yorùbá woman-being -- 6. Photography and the panegyric in con temporary Yorùbá culture -- Conclusion : book launches as cultural affirmation. | |
| 506 | |a Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. | ||
| 520 | |a There is a culturally significant way of being Yorùbá that is expressed through dress, greetings, and celebrations--no matter where in the world they take place. Adélékè Adék documents Yorùbá patterns of behavior and articulates a philosophy of how to be Yorùbá in this innovative study. As he focuses on historical writings, Ifá divination practices, the use of proverbs in contemporary speech, photography, gendered ideas of dressing well, and the formalities of ceremony and speech at celebratory occasions, Adéékó contends that being Yorùbá is indeed an art and Yorùbá-ness is a dynamic phenomenon that responds to cultural shifts as Yorùbá people inhabit an increasingly globalized world. | ||
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| 945 | |a Project MUSE - 2017 Native American and Indigenous Studies | ||