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Author : Ulli Beier
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1980-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0521229952
This mysterious, poetic and often amusing collection of myths illustrates the religion and thought of the West African Yoruba People.
Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Rolled Scroll Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1952900093
This short book is a translation of some of the myths of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a history of the creation of the world, the gods, and humanity, and the early days of the sacred city of Ífè, the traditional center of Yoruba culture. The text was recited to the author/translator by the high priests of Ífè, and the book is still cited in some books on traditional Yoruba religion and thought today. It has undeservedly become quite rare, as it can be considered a minor classic in the field.
Author : Various
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781907256837
NOTE: This book has been illustrated and published by the students of Edgbarrow School in Berkshire, England as a special project to raise funds for their Ghana Sponsorship campaign. DESCRIPTION: The Yoruba people are descendants from a variety of West African communities. They are united by Geography, History, Religion and most importantly their Language. In this volume you will find 31 stories and tales like: AKITI THE HUNTER, SONS OF STICKS, WHY WOMEN HAVE LONG HAIR THE LEOPARD-MAN, THE COOKING POT and many more. You also will find a further nine stories of the adventures of Tortoise and the many mischievous things he gets up to. Many years ago, before the advent of the West African slave trade, the Yoruba people inhabited an area which stretched, along the coast of West Africa, all the way inward and down to Angola in South West Africa. Today this is not the case. The legends and fairy stories in this book belong to the Yoruba. They relate the adventures of men and animals, and try to explain the mysteries of Nature-Why Women have Long Hair, How the Leopard got his Spots, the Three Magicians, the Boa-Constrictor, How the Elephant got his Trunk and more. These stories grew from the imagination of the people. We read these folk-tales for their quaintness and humour, for their sympathy with Nature, and because we find in them the ideas and ideals, not just of one man, but of a race of people. In modern times we have begun paying close attention to folklore - old tales, not invented by one man, but belonging to the whole people; not written down, but told by parents to their children, and so handed on for hundreds of years. The legends express primitive notions of right and wrong. As a rule, the wicked are punished and the good rewarded; and that, we feel, is as it should be. We may weep at the death of rascally Tortoise, but we may also feel that he somehow has deserved his fate!
Author : Velma E. Love
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271061450
Divining the Self weaves elements of personal narrative, myth, history, and interpretive analysis into a vibrant tapestry that reflects the textured, embodied, and performative nature of scripture and scripturalizing practices. Velma Love examines the Odu—the Yoruba sacred scriptures—along with the accompanying mythology, philosophy, and ritual technologies engaged by African Americans. Drawing from the personal narratives of African American Ifa practitioners along with additional ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Oyotunji African Village, South Carolina, and New York City, Love’s work explores the ways in which an ancient worldview survives in modern times. Divining the Self also takes up the challenge of determining what it means for the scholar of religion to study scripture as both text and performance. This work provides an excellent case study of the sociocultural phenomenon of scripturalizing practices.
Author : Wyndham John
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019371838
This fascinating study of the mythology of the Yoruba people of Nigeria was written by John Wyndham, a British author best known for his science fiction novels. Wyndham's deep respect for the Yoruba culture and his careful research into their myths and legends make this book a valuable resource for anyone interested in African mythology. The book includes detailed descriptions of the major Yoruba gods and goddesses, as well as the stories of their creation and their interactions with humans. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798600004160
This short book is a translation of some of the myths of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a history of the creation of the world, the gods, and humanity, and the early days of the sacred city of Ífè, the traditional center of Yoruba culture. The text was recited to the author/translator by the high priests of Ífè, and the book is still cited in some books on traditional Yoruba religion and thought today. It has undeservedly become quite rare, as it can be considered a minor classic in the field.
Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1637165587
Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1981812237
This short book is a translation of some of the myths of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a history of the creation of the world, the gods, and humanity, and the early days of the sacred city of �f�, the traditional center of Yoruba culture. The text was recited to the author/translator by the high priests of �f�, and the book is still cited in some books on traditional Yoruba religion and thought today.
Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000046530639
When the daughter of the river goddess Yemoya goes to the Land of Shining Day to marry a handsome earth chief, her longing for the cool darkness of her former home causes Night to be brought to the world.
Author : Matt Clayton
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798365788473
Do you like stories about kings and queens, spirits and monsters, or tricksters and villains? If so, this book is for you. Containing delightful stories from the Yoruba and other West African peoples, this book presents tales of courage and cunning, virtue and vice, and fortunes found and lost. Some of these stories draw upon actual historical persons and events, while others are purely fictional, but each story has something to delight any reader. Here are just a few of the stories you will find inside this book: How Queen Moremi saved her people from their enemies Why King Oranyan's staff still stands in its place today How Gassire gave up dreams of a kingdom to become a singer of tales How a king wanted to know what it was like to be poor and found out the hard way How clever commoners outwitted the kings who wanted to kill them How the Ashanti came to farm yams How a baby who was not yet ready to be born defeated the monster Sasabonsam How the wise and clever Kumba saved her village from a man-eating lion How Kigbo the farmer learned the hard way that it is not wise to play around with spirits And much, much more! Scroll up and click the "add to cart" button to enjoy each of these captivating West African stories!
Author : Wale Owoeye
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1541026578
COMMON YORUBA MYTHS & SUPERSTITIONS presents vintage collection of extant traditional Yoruba beliefs and practices for global audience. Insightful, original and visceral, this monograph is the ideal escape into ancient African mysteries.
Author : Robert Sydney Smith
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0299116042
This third edition of what has been described as "this minor classic" has been extensively revised to take account of advances in Nigerian historiography. The twenty million Yorubas are one of the largest and most important groups of people on the African continent. Historically they were organized in a series of autonomous kingdoms and their past is richly recorded in oral tradition and archaeology. From the fifteenth century onwards there are descriptions by visitors and from the nineteenth century there are abundant official reports from administrators and missionaries. Yoruba sculpture in stone, metal, ivory, and wood is famous. Less well-known are the elaborate and carefully designed constitutional forms which were evolved in the separate kingdoms, the methods of warfare and diplomacy, the oral literature, and the religion based on the worship of a "high god" surrounded by a pantheon of more accessible deities. Many of these aspects are shown in the drawings and photographs which have been used-for the first time-to illustrate this distinguished work.
Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Folklore
ISBN : WISC:89003869344
Author : David H. Brown
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0226076091
Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and iconography. In Santería Enthroned, David H. Brown combines art history, cultural anthropology, and ethnohistory to show how Africans and their descendants have developed novel forms of religious practice in the face of relentless oppression. Focusing on the royal throne as a potent metaphor in Santería belief and practice, Brown shows how negotiation among ideologically competing interests have shaped the religion's symbols, rituals, and institutions from the nineteenth century to the present. Rich case studies of change in Cuba and the United States, including a New Jersey temple and South Carolina's Oyotunji Village, reveal patterns of innovation similar to those found among rival Yoruba kingdoms in Nigeria. Throughout, Brown argues for a theoretical perspective on culture as a field of potential strategies and "usable pasts" that actors draw upon to craft new forms and identities—a perspective that will be invaluable to all students of the African Diaspora. American Acemy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion (Analytical-Descriptive Category)
Author : Wale Owoeye
Publisher : Oysters Press
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
COMMON YORUBA MYTHS & SUPERSTITIONS presents extant traditional beliefs as cognized and practiced by Yoruba people of West Africa. Insightful, original and visceral, this vintage collection of Yoruba myths and superstitions is made especially for Africans in Diaspora and other cultural researchers interested in knowing about the ancient aspects of Yoruba culture that is still observed in modern times. The monograph is by Wale Owoeye, foremost Neo-Negritudian and the author of Elere- Omo ( Spirit- Child).