Arts of being Yoruba : divination, allegory, tragedy, proverb, panegyric / / Adeleke Adeeko |
Autore | Adéèkó Adélékè |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, Indianapolis, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 PDF (xxv, 200 pages) :) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 299.68333 |
Collana | African Expressive Cultures |
Soggetto topico | Yoruba (African people) - Social life and customs |
ISBN | 0-253-02672-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794939403321 |
Adéèkó Adélékè | ||
Bloomington, Indianapolis, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Arts of being Yoruba : divination, allegory, tragedy, proverb, panegyric / / Adeleke Adeeko |
Autore | Adéèkó Adélékè |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, Indianapolis, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 PDF (xxv, 200 pages) :) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 299.68333 |
Collana | African Expressive Cultures |
Soggetto topico | Yoruba (African people) - Social life and customs |
ISBN | 0-253-02672-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823804603321 |
Adéèkó Adélékè | ||
Bloomington, Indianapolis, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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