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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मुख्य लेखक: Adéè̳kó̳, Adéléke (लेखक)
स्वरूप: Licensed eBooks
भाषा:अंग्रेज़ी
प्रकाशित: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, [2017]
श्रृंखला:African expressive cultures.
ऑनलाइन पहुंच:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1602549
विषय - सूची:
  • "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.