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A study of oriki, or oral praise poetry, which is a major part of both traditional performance and daily Yoruba life.

Yoruba Idealism questions, debates, and redefines the assumed epistemology in Yoruba idealism. It is a work in two parts. The first is built around a study of divinity–philosopher Orunmila, the mentalist, the father of Yoruba idealism, and the cultivator of Ifa–Ife Divination. This project, the first of its kind, sheds new light on the nature of Yoruba culture. The author's central argument is that the Yoruba people are idealists by nature. Combining indigenous knowledge with the wisdom of Orunmila, the author defines Yoruba idealism as the ideal purpose of life, the search for the meaning of life, and the yearning for the best in life.The second part, The Mystic Land: Path to Initiation and Idealism, features Kinedi, a fifteen-year-old boy from Las Palmetto, the capital of Zala, who journeys to the Altar of Light and Idealism in order to be initiated, gain knowledge, and comprehend the value of idealism, in addition to obtaining the key of life. This book is the first of its kind and is an important new addition to the series Africa in the Global Space

"Women in Yorùbá Religions discusses the influence of Yoruba culture on women's religious lives and leadership in religions practiced by Yoruba people, covering themes like Yoruba women in Yoruba religion, Christianity, and Islam; women in African-derived religions in the diaspora; Yoruba religion and globalization; and LGBTQ adherents of Yoruba religion"--

Diese Historiographie der Yoruba Rechtskultur ist die Erste ihrer Art. Die Verankerung der Yoruba-Kulturgeschichte in der Literatur als auch die Praxis der Rechtsprechung spiegeln die Bandbreite des Yoruba-Rechts wider. Das Werk orientiert sich am modernen wissenschaftlichen Standard und benennt Persönlichkeiten der Rechtsvertretung. Es richtet sich besonders an Studierende der Ethnologie, Ethnosoziologie und Rechtswissenschaften. (DÜI-Gbd)

Cover -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- List of Entries -- Entries A to Z -- A -- ABÍỌ́LÁ, MOSHOOD KÁṢÌMAWÒ ỌLÁWÁLÉ (1937-1998) -- ACTION GROUP -- ADVERTISEMENT -- AFẸ́NIFẸ́RE, ẸGBẸ́ -- ÀGBẸ́KỌ́YÀ REBELLION OF 1968-1969 -- AGE-GRADE SYSTEM -- AGRICULTURE AND FARMING -- AKÍNTỌ́LÁ, SAMUEL LÁDÒKÈ (1910-1966) -- ALCOHOL -- ANÍKÚLÁPÓ-KÚTÌ, FẸLÁ (1938-1997) -- ANIMALS IN FOLKLORE -- APPRENTICESHIP -- ARCHAEOLOGY -- ARCHITECTURE, CONTEMPORARY -- ARCHITECTURE, DOMESTIC -- ART: CONTEMPORARY -- ART: INDIGENOUS -- ASSOCIATIONS FOR PROMOTING YORÙBÁ CULTURE -- AWÓLỌ́WỌ̀, ỌBÁFẸ́MI (1909-1987) -- B -- BARDS: OLD AND NEW -- BEADWORK -- BODY ADORNMENT AND COSMETICS -- BODY AND LANGUAGE IDIOMS -- BOUNDARIES: COLONIAL AND MODERN -- BURIAL AND FUNERAL -- C -- CARTOONS -- CARVERS -- CERAMICS AND POTTERY -- CEREMONIAL SONGS -- CHARMS -- CHILDBIRTH AND CHILDBEARING -- CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD -- CHILDREN'S FOLKLORE, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT -- CHRISTIANITY: THE ALÁDURÀ AND PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES -- CHRISTIANITY: EARLY BEGINNINGS AND EXPANSION -- CIRCUMCISION AND FACIAL SCARIFICATION -- CITIES -- CIVIL SOCIETY -- COLONIAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES -- COLOR SYMBOLISM -- COMMERCE -- COMMUNICATION, NONVERBAL -- COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS -- COSMOLOGY -- CRAFTS -- CROWTHER, SAMUEL ÀJÀYÍ (1807-1891) -- CULTURE -- D -- DANCE: AESTHETIC AND SOCIAL MEANING -- DANCE: TYPES -- DEATH, MOURNING, AND ANCESTORS -- DEBT AND DEBT MANAGEMENT -- DEITIES: THE ÒRÌṢÀ -- DEMOGRAPHY: SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS -- DIASPORA: DEITIES (THE ÒRÌṢÀ) -- DIASPORA: IMPACT OF YORÙBÁ CULTURE -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN AFRICA -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN CENTRAL AMERICA -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN EUROPE -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN NORTH AMERICA -- DICTIONARIES -- DILEMMA TALES -- DISEASE -- DIVINATION: IFÁ -- DIVINATORY SYSTEMS -- DOLLS AND TOYS.

Orature and Yorùbá Riddles takes readers into the hitherto unexplored undercurrents of riddles in Africa. Because of its oral and all too often ephemeral nature, riddles have escaped close scrutiny from scholars. The strength of the Yorùbá as the focus of this study is impressive indeed: a major ethnic group in Africa, with established connections with the black diaspora in North America and the Caribean; a rich oral and written culture; a large and diverse population; and an integrated rural-urban society. The book is divided into six chapters for readers' convenience. When read in sequence, the book provides a comprehensive, holistic sense of Yorùbá creativity where riddles are concerned. At the same time, the book is conceived in a way that each chapter could be read individually. Therefore, those readers seeking understanding of a specific type of riddle may target a single chapter appearing most relevant to her/his curiosity

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I | Introduction -- 1 | Writing a New History -- Part II | Birth of the Yorùbá Community of Practice, ca. 300 BC-AD 1420 -- 2 | The Emergence of a House Society -- 3 | Knowledge Capital and Referentiality -- Part III | Atrophy and Regeneration, ca. 1400-1650 -- 4 | Atrophy -- 5 | Regeneration and Restoration -- Part IV | Atlantic Entanglements, 1630-1840 -- 6 | Merchant Capital Revolution -- 7 | Sociality of Merchant Capital -- 8 | Perennial Inequality -- 9 | A House Divided -- Part V | Conclusion -- 10 | The Past in the Present -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Notes on Orthography and Glossary of Yorùbá Words -- Bibliography -- Index.