Arts of being Yoruba : divination, allegory, tragedy, proverb, panegyric / / Adeleke Adeeko

• Autore: Adéèkó Adélékè
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, Indianapolis, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 PDF (xxv, 200 pages) :) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 299.68333
• Soggetto topico: Yoruba (African people) - Social life and customs
• Soggetto geografico: Nigeria Civilization
• Note generali: Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Arts of being Yoruba
• ISBN: 0-253-02672-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910794939403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African expressive cultures.