Arts of Being Yoruba

Arts of Being Yoruba
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9780253026729
ISBN-13 : 0253026725
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Book Synopsis Arts of Being Yoruba by : Adélékè Adéèkó

Download or read book Arts of Being Yoruba written by Adélékè Adéèkó and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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