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Introduction : what is African in African art studies? --Orí : no òrìṣà blesses a person without the consent of his/her orí --Àṣẹ : the empowered word must come to pass --Ọṣun : the corpulent woman whose waist two arms cannot encompass --Òrúnmìlà : henceforth, Ifá priests will r…
This book provides a better understanding of the ubiquitous deity in Yoruba pantheon, an objective which is brilliantly achieved. The author's extensive fieldwork involved close interactions with the leaders and votaries of the Esu cult, particularly in two major Yoruba cities w…
Introduction: slave, soldier, and Lucumí leader -- Badagry -- The golden age -- La Habana -- Batallón de morenos -- Ṣàngó Tẹ̀ Dún -- New Lucumí from Òyó -- Lucumí war -- Prieto's disappearance -- Conclusion: Prieto's legacy "Centers on the life of Juan Nepomuceno Prieto (c. 1773…
"The primary focus of the book is about the intellectual production of the prominent Yoruba intelligentsia outside of the academy. The academic mode has often privileged itself at the expense of other sites of production and voices. In this book, Toyin Falola analyzes the broad …
"The primary focus of the book is about the intellectual production of the prominent Yoruba intelligentsia outside of the academy. The academic mode has often privileged itself at the expense of other sites of production and voices. In this book, Toyin Falola analyzes the broad …
The African diaspora is arguably the most important event in modern African history. From the fifteenth century to the present, millions of Africans have been dispersed -- many of them forcibly, others driven by economic need or political persecution -- to other continents, crea…