Arts of Being Yoruba - Divination, Allegory, Tragedy, Proverb, Panegyric

There is a culturally significant way of being Yoruba that is expressed through dress, greetings, and celebrations--no matter where in the world they take place. Adeleke Adek documents Yoruba patterns of behavior and articulates a philosophy of how to be Yoruba in this innovative study. As he focuses on historical writings, Ifa 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, Adeeko contends that being Yoruba is indeed an art and Yoruba-ness is a dynamic phenomenon that responds to cultural shifts as Yoruba people inhabit an increasingly globalized world.

List of contents

Introduction
1. "Writing" and "Reference" in Ifaì Divination Chants
2. Culture, Meaning, Proverbs
3. Reading, Writing, and Epistemic Instability in Faìguìnwa's Novels
4. Sex, Gender, and Plot in FaìguìnwaÌ's Adventures
5. Lost in Translation: IÌsòoÌòlaì's Eòfuìnsòetaìn AniìwuìraÌ and YoruÌbaì Woman-Being
6. From Orality to Visuality: Photography and the Panegyric in Contemporary YoruÌbaì Culture
Conclusion: Book Launching as Cultural Affirmations
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Adélékè Adéèkó

Product details

• Authors: Adeleke Adeeko, Adélékè Adéèkó, AdTlTkF AdTFk=
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9780253026491
• ISBN: 978-0-253-02649-1
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: African Expressive Cultures; African Expressive Cultures
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries