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    Yorùbá Culture: A Philosophical Account
    Yorùbá Culture: A Philosophical Account
    Yorùbá Culture: A Philosophical Account
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    Yorùbá Culture: A Philosophical Account

    By Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá

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    This book is an introduction to the theology and philosophy of Òrìṣà religion. It gives a theoretical account of the nature, roles and functions of Yorùbá beliefs in contemporary societies. It explains how the theology and philosophy of Òrìṣà religion form the basis of culture and daily life in Africa and the Diaspora.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateAug 11, 2014
    ISBN9781483535944
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      Yorùbá Culture - Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá

      First published in Great Britain in 2005 by

      ìrókò Academic Publishers

      www.iap-publishers.com

      to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

      A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      ISBN 1 905388 00 4

      eISBN 9781483535944

      Text Font:

      Sans Font: Arlo Leach and Antonia Schleicher © 1997

      Printed by Maple-Vail

      thought and practices.

      culture, a lot of confusion is currently being caused by the lack of original field research and the repackaging of old material into new covers. This series was developed in an effort to redress this inadequacy.

      culture in contemporary society.

      Series Editors

      ìrókò Academic Publishers

      Birmingham, B3 2EW, United Kingdom

      CONTENTS

      List of Figures and Pictures

      Foreword by Professor John Pemberton III

      Preface

      Notes

      Suggestions for Further Reading

      Index

      LIST OF FIGURES AND PICTURES

      people in the eighteenth century

      Cosmos

      Cosmos

      ni of Ifè (2001)

      (2001)

      n Ifá

      & environ

      Picture 5:   Statuettes of ìbejì

      duwà

      pa Òsùn

      )

      ogbo

      Picture Credits

      The copyright for each photograph is retained, and all rights reserved,

      by Aukhram Burton and RamImages.com.

      FOREWORD

      people living in West Africa, the Americas, and other parts of the world.

      thought and practice in terms of an unacknowledged Christian theological framework, thereby making it somehow compatible (acceptable?) in modern (?) times. His essay is also a skillful critique of scholars who would insist upon interpreting religious thought and practice simply in terms of theoretical theories about social systems or historical development.

      without denying their particular historical sojourn and cultural ways.

      John Pemberton III

      Crosby Professor of Religion, Emeritus

      Amherst College

      PREFACE

      societies.

      The word traditional in the last sentence is likely to raise some eyebrows. For some people, tradition is about time-honoured orthodox doctrines that have been fossilised and are as such anachronistic. I do not use tradition in this sense. For me, tradition is a repository for more than relics of generations past that are now currently exhibited in art, dance, drama and etiquette. Rather, tradition, the way I use it here, is about a world-view (be it ancient or contemporary) whose components can be tracked in time and in place to a group of people's thoughts and practices. So, whilst tradition must of necessity be historical, it can also be dynamic, current, and responsive to change and modification-as long as continuity of some fundamental ideas and practices are maintained.

      societies and how do they aspire to achieve them?).

      philosophy, this book is not for you.

      food; Japanese dresses are different from Congolese dresses, etc. These differences may not just be in degree, they could also be in kind.

      culture.

      studies.

      Since I approach these issues from a philosophical point of view,this book

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