Arts of Being Yoruba : Divination, Allegory, Tragedy, Proverb, Panegyric /

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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Adéè̳kó̳, Adéléke (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Collection:African expressive cultures.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Yoruba (African people) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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