Ancestral Memories, Ritual Archives and the Anatomisation of Yorubaisms in Nicolás Guillén’s Poetics
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DOI: 10.1080/02564718.2019.1627105
Abstract: Summary In view of the valorisation of Yorùbá cultural elements in the poetry of the Atlantic Yorùbá poets, it has been observed that the poets often use enormous continental Yorùbá cultural resources in their creative… read more here.
Keywords: yor; memories ritual; nicol guill; ancestral memories ... See more keywords
Name as a designate of culture in traditional and contemporary Yorùbá society of Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2020.1733822
Abstract: Names are cultural indicators used to identify or designate a person or an object. There is an abundance of literature on the naming culture of the Yorùbá society. However, to the best of our knowledge,… read more here.
Keywords: contemporary yor; yor; traditional contemporary; yor society ... See more keywords
Ifá divination as an exercise in deconstructionism
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DOI: 10.1080/02580136.2019.1656961
Abstract: While deconstructionism, one of the cardinal features of postmodern philosophy, was not popular until the preceding century in Western intellectual circles, the traditional Yorùbá are not new to the practice. This claim is especially striking… read more here.
Keywords: yor; philosophy; divination exercise; deconstructionism ... See more keywords
Situational ambivalence of the meaning of life in Yorùbá thought
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DOI: 10.1080/02580136.2020.1780041
Abstract: A popular orientation about the meaning of human life in scholarly and public discourses is to conceive of human life as a form of existence whose essential value exists per se, that is, human life… read more here.
Keywords: meaning life; ambivalence meaning; yor; human life ... See more keywords
Structural equation modelling of risk indicators for suicidal thoughts and behaviours among Nigerian Yorùbá youth
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DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2021.1952623
Abstract: In the past, suicide was considered as an abomination among the Yorùbás, yet it was also perceived as an acceptable and honourable way to escape dishonour, indignity, or shame. This study investigated psychosocial and personal… read more here.
Keywords: thoughts behaviours; risk; yor; indicators suicidal ... See more keywords
The Yorùbá God of Drumming: Transatlantic Perspectives on the Wood that Talks edited by Amanda Villepastour Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2015 312pp., 16 b/w ill, 9 figs., 4 tables; $65.00 hardcover, $30.00 paper
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DOI: 10.1162/afar_r_00543
Abstract: Àyàn Àgalú, the man believed to be the rst Yorùbá drummer, is regarded as deity, spirit, and ancestor (Euba 1990: 90; Omojola 2012: 16). is tripartite characterization highlights the multiple resonances of Àyàn Àgalú’s identity.… read more here.
Keywords: amanda villepastour; yor; deity; book ... See more keywords
SOCIO-POLITICAL LANGUAGE USE AND YORÙBÁ PROTEST SONGS: A STYLISTIC APPROACH.
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DOI: 10.1344/dialectologia2019.24.1
Abstract: Song is a universal phenomenon and significant aspect of Yorùbá literature usually constructed systematically using words that reflect either negative or positive linguistic connotation. Existing studies established their scope of usage in several areas of… read more here.
Keywords: corrupt coinages; yor; socio political; yor protest ... See more keywords
Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Testing of Yoruba Version of the EQ-5D Questionnaire in Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.902680
Abstract: Background The EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) is a generic self-administered questionnaire used for the measurement and economic valuation of a wide range of health conditions, which necessitates its existence and adaptation in different languages. Currently, the… read more here.
Keywords: yoruba version; yor; version; questionnaire ... See more keywords