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Culture and customs of the Yorùbá Tóyìn Fálọlá and Akíntúndé Akínyẹmí

Catalog Data

Author:
Falola, Toyin  Search this
Akínyẹmí, Akíntúndé  Search this
Physical description:
xxi, 1040 pages illustrations 26 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Africa, West
Nigeria
Afrique occidentale
West Africa
Date:
2017
Notes:
AFA copy 39088919751783 is a gift from Janet Stanley
Contents:
Part 1. Language, orature, and language use -- Part 2. Art and aesthetics -- Part 3. Religion, festivals, and belief systems -- Part 4. Economy and economic system -- Part 5. History, politics, and governance -- Part 6. Family, health, and education -- Part 7. Ethics and social control -- Part 8. Social and cultural change
Summary:
"This innovative anthology presents an interdisciplinary approach to Yorùbá culture and customs. Written by Yorùbá experts on all continents, the seventy-five chapters in the volume employ a variety of multi-faceted perspectives to provide a detailed study of the Yorùbá people with insights from anthropology, arts, language and linguistics, literature, history, religion, sociology, philosophy, psychology, criminology, law, technology, medicine, pharmacy, engineering, economics, education, political science, music, theater, popular culture, cultural studies, migration and diaspora studies, gender, etc. Each chapter addresses the changes that have taken place in traditional culture. This blend between traditional culture and modifications to such culture gives a balanced and authentic picture of what can be regarded as culture and customs in present-day Yorùbá society."--Back cover
Topic:
Civilization  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
History  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique)--Civilisation  Search this
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique)--Histoire  Search this
Ethnologie  Search this
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Yoruba (African people)--Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155127