The Yoruba In Transition

Author : Toyin Falola,Ann Genova
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015063369030

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The Yoruba in Transition by Toyin Falola,Ann Genova Pdf

With the introduction of globalization and domestic change pulsing through Nigeria, its citizens find themselves in a social, political, and economic transition period. After decades of military rule and political instability, Nigeria has reintroduced itself as a democratic state in 1999. This change has brought about questions of how to get Nigeria moving toward economic growth and social unity in the face of globalization, the polarization of Christians and Muslims in Africa, and crises such as HIV/AIDS. The Yoruba, one of Nigeria's most well-known and historically prevalent ethnic groups in Nigeria, has taken an active role in dealing with these issues. Whether motivated by a nationalist vision of a unified, successful Nigeria, or for their own interests in reclaiming political space and retaining Yoruba culture, the Yoruba have greatly contributed to discussions on this transitional era. Contributors to this work display a wide range of disciplines and viewpoints making this work accessible to readers familiar and unfamiliar to the Yoruba. The Yoruba in Transition captures views on the era, highlighting recommendations for this new Nigeria and emphasizing contemporary issues that the Yoruba face. The contributors, many of them Yoruba, illuminate the complexity of identity and how the Yoruba seek to communicate their values, project an image, and live their lives. Included are essays dealing with contemporary issues such as migration, health, agricultural production, cyber crime, and the role of women in Yoruba society. The Yoruba in Transition represents a rare recording of how people within and outside Nigeria view the new millennium for the Yoruba. "[T]he essays are well-written, analytical, and insightful. As a comprehensive and critical volume, Falola and Genova have succeeded in editing an important reader in Yoruba studies. This significant volume will be invaluable to scholars, public policy analysts, and lay readers of Yoruba and Nigerian studies." -- The Journal of the Royal African Society

Author : Ayọ Bamgboṣe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Yoruba language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038228586

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Yoruba by Ayọ Bamgboṣe Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783018124

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Ìdàgbàsókè ẹ̀kọ́ ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀ Yorùbá by Anonim Pdf

Author : Aribidesi Usman,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107064607

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The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present by Aribidesi Usman,Toyin Falola Pdf

A rich and accessible account of Yoruba history, society and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present.

Author : Toyin Falola,Akanmu Gafari Adebayo
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412821117

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Culture, Politics and Money Among the Yoruba by Toyin Falola,Akanmu Gafari Adebayo Pdf

This masterful book investigates and analyzes several aspects of money among the Yoruba of Nigeria. Falola and Adebayo explore the origin, philosophy, uses, politics, and problems of acquiring and spending money in Yoruba culture. No prior book exists on this aspect of a major ethnic group in Africa with established connections with the black Diaspora in North America and the Caribbean. Conceived so that each chapter may be read individually, the volume is divided into three parts. Part 1, "Money and Its Uses," focuses on the transition from barter to cowry currency, the idealistic and pragmatic views of money, the impact of monetization on social stratification, accumulation among members of the elite, and the development of savings, banking, and credit institutions. Part 2, "Money and Its Problems," investigates the social, political, and cultural problems of money, including money-lending, theft, counterfeiting, and corruption. Part 3, "Money and Oil Economy," assesses the impact of the oil industry on the Nigerian state and examines both the positive and negative effects of oil money on Yoruba economy, society, and spending. Concluding chapters detail efforts to arrest the crisis that followed the economic slump after the oil boom and led to the adoption of the Structural Adjustment Program, and also evaluate the effects of currency devaluation on personal and communal responsibilities and social payment. Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba is timely in view of ongoing political and economic changes in Africa. It will be of interest to economists, sociologists, and African studies specialists. Toyin Falola, a leading historian of Nigeria and a distinguished Africanist, is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include Decolonization and Development Planning and Violence in Nigeria. He is at the moment completing a study on the history of Nigeria. Akanmu Adebayo is a professor of history at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. His latest book is Embattled Federalism: A History of Revenue Allocation in Nigeria.

Author : Toyin Falola,Akintunde Akinyemi
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253021564

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Encyclopedia of the Yoruba by Toyin Falola,Akintunde Akinyemi Pdf

“The encyclopedia gives a complex, yet detailed, presentation of the Yorùbá, a dominant ethnic group in West Africa . . . an invaluable resource.” —Yoruba Studies Review The Yoruba people today number more than thirty million strong, with significant numbers in the United States, Nigeria, Europe, and Brazil. This landmark reference work emphasizes Yoruba history, geography and demography, language and linguistics, literature, philosophy, religion, and art. The 285 entries include biographies of prominent Yoruba figures, artists, and authors; the histories of political institutions; and the impact of technology and media, urban living, and contemporary culture on Yoruba people worldwide. Written by Yoruba experts on all continents, this encyclopedia provides comprehensive background to the global Yoruba and their distinctive and vibrant history and culture. “Readers unfamiliar with the Yoruba will find the introduction a concise and valuable overview of their language and its dialects, recent history, mythology and religion, and diaspora movements . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice

Author : Akinwumi Ogundiran
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253051509

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The Yoruba by Akinwumi Ogundiran Pdf

The Yoruba: A New History is the first transdisciplinary study of the two-thousand-year journey of the Yoruba people, from their origins in a small corner of the Niger-Benue Confluence in present-day Nigeria to becoming one of the most populous cultural groups on the African continent. Weaving together archaeology with linguistics, environmental science with oral traditions, and material culture with mythology, Ogundiran examines the local, regional, and even global dimensions of Yoruba history. The Yoruba: A New History offers an intriguing cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and social history from ca. 300 BC to 1840. It accounts for the events, peoples, and practices, as well as the theories of knowledge, ways of being, and social valuations that shaped the Yoruba experience at different junctures of time. The result is a new framework for understanding the Yoruba past and present.

Author : Vicki L. Brennan
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253032089

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Singing Yoruba Christianity by Vicki L. Brennan Pdf

Singing the same song is a central part of the worship practice for members for the Cherubim and Seraphim Christian Church in Lagos, Nigeria. Vicki L. Brennan reveals that by singing together, church members create one spiritual mind and become unified around a shared set of values. She follows parishioners as they attend choir rehearsals, use musical media—hymn books and cassette tapes—and perform the music and rituals that connect them through religious experience. Brennan asserts that church members believe that singing together makes them part of a larger imagined social collective, one that allows them to achieve health, joy, happiness, wealth, and success in an ethical way. Brennan discovers how this particular Yoruba church articulates and embodies the moral attitudes necessary to be a good Christian in Nigeria today.

Author : Oyeronke Olajubu
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791458865

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Women in the Yoruba Religious Sphere by Oyeronke Olajubu Pdf

An exploration of gender and power relations in Yoruba religion--both Christianity and Yoruba traditional religion. Drawing on a wide range of oral and written sources, this book shows that women occupy a central place in the religious worldview and life of the Yoruba people and shows how men and women engage in mutually beneficial roles in the Yoruba religious sphere. It explores how gender issues play out in two Yoruba religious traditions--indigenous religion and Christianity in Southwestern Nigeria. Rather than shy away from illuminating the tensions between the prominent roles of Yoruba women in religion and their perceived marginalization, author Oyeronke Olajubu underscores how Yoruba women have challenged marginalization in ways unprecedented in other world religions.

Author : Toyin Falola,Ann Genova
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 1580462197

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Yorubá Identity and Power Politics by Toyin Falola,Ann Genova Pdf

Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues in Yorùbá history and politics, offering through narratives of the past and present a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa. Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues on Yorùbá history and politics, thus offering a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa. With a careful blend of sources and methods, narratives on the past and present, the book manages to present a long history as the backdrop to complicated contemporary politics. Contributors: Tunde M. Akinwumi, Olufunke A. Adeboye, R. T. Akinyele, Aribidesi Usman, Tunde Oduwobi, Olufemi Vaughan, Abolade Adeniji, Jean-Luc Martineau, Ann O'Hear, Rasheed Olaniyi, Charles Temitope Adeyanju, Julius O. Adekunle, Funso Afolayan, Olayiwola Abegunrin. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Ann Genova is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin.

Author : Steven L. Danver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317464006

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Native Peoples of the World: An Encylopedia of Groups, Cultures and Contemporary Issues by Steven L. Danver Pdf

This work examines the world's indigenous peoples, their cultures, the countries in which they reside, and the issues that impact these groups.

Author : Akanmu Adebayo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351524193

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Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba by Akanmu Adebayo Pdf

This masterful book investigates and analyzes several aspects of money among the Yoruba of Nigeria. Falola and Adebayo explore the origin, philosophy, uses, politics, and problems of acquiring and spending money in Yoruba culture. No prior book exists on this aspect of a major ethnic group in Africa with established connections with the black Diaspora in North America and the Caribbean. Conceived so that each chapter may be read individually, the volume is divided into three parts. Part 1, "Money and Its Uses," focuses on the transition from barter to cowry currency, the idealistic and pragmatic views of money, the impact of monetization on social stratification, accumulation among members of the elite, and the development of savings, banking, and credit institutions. Part 2, "Money and Its Problems," investigates the social, political, and cultural problems of money, including money-lending, theft, counterfeiting, and corruption. Part 3, "Money and Oil Economy," assesses the impact of the oil industry on the Nigerian state and examines both the positive and negative effects of oil money on Yoruba economy, society, and spending. Concluding chapters detail efforts to arrest the crisis that followed the economic slump after the oil boom and led to the adoption of the Structural Adjustment Program, and also evaluate the effects of currency devaluation on personal and communal responsibilities and social payment. Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba is timely in view of ongoing political and economic changes in Africa. It will be of interest to economists, sociologists, and African studies specialists.

Author : Wale Adebanwi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781107054226

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Yoruba Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria by Wale Adebanwi Pdf

This book investigates the dynamics and challenges of ethnicity and elite politics in Nigeria.

Author : A. Carl LeVan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108472494

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Contemporary Nigerian Politics by A. Carl LeVan Pdf

Looks at how Nigeria's political parties compete for power in a context of transition, terrorism, and religious and ethnic tension.

Author : Amos Tutuola
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571311552

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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola Pdf

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Amos Tutuola's second novel, was first published in 1954. It tells the tale of a small boy who wanders into the heart of a fantastical African forest, the dwelling place of innumerable wild, grotesque and terrifying beings. He is captured by ghosts, buried alive and wrapped up in spider webs, but after several years he marries and accepts his new existence. With the appearance of the television-handed ghostess, however, comes a possible route of escape.'Tutuola ... has the immediate intuition of a creative artist working by spell and incantation.' V. S. Pritchett, New Statesman