ISBN:
0253026237
,
0253026725
,
9780253026231
,
9780253026729
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 200 pages)
Series Statement:
African expressive cultures
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Adéè̳kó̳, Adéléke Arts of being Yorùbá
DDC:
305.896333
Keywords:
Yoruba (African people) Social life and customs
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
;
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies
;
Yoruba (African people) ; Social life and customs
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"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.
Abstract:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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