Arts of being Yorùbá : 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...
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| Formatua: | Licensed eBooks |
| Hizkuntza: | ingelesa |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
[2017]
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| Saila: | African expressive cultures.
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1602549 |
Aurkibidea:
- "Writing" and "reference" in Ifá divination chants
- Culture, meaning, proverbs (for Oyekan Owomoyela, in memoriam)
- Reading, writing, and epistemic instability in Fágúnwà's adventures
- Sex, gender, and plot in Fágúnwà's adventures
- Akínwùmí Ìsòlá's Efúnsetán Aníwúrà and Yorùbá woman-being
- Photography and the panegyric in contemporary Yorùbá culture.