02870nam 2200517 450 991079493940332120230125225702.00-253-02672-5(CKB)4340000000201954(OCoLC)1003272222(MdBmJHUP)muse57571(MiAaPQ)EBC5041719(Au-PeEL)EBL5041719(CaPaEBR)ebr11437580(OCoLC)1004202829(EXLCZ)99434000000020195420171012h20172017 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierArts of being Yoruba divination, allegory, tragedy, proverb, panegyric /Adeleke AdeekoBloomington, Indianapolis, Indiana :Indiana University Press,2017.©20171 online resource (1 PDF (xxv, 200 pages) :)illustrationsAfrican Expressive CulturesIssued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.0-253-02649-0 0-253-02623-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.African expressive cultures.Yoruba (African people)Social life and customsNigeriaCivilizationYoruba (African people)Social life and customs.299.68333Adéèkó Adélékè1506484MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794939403321Arts of being Yoruba3736758UNINA