The Yorùbá was one of the most important civilizations of sub-Saharan Africa. While the high quality and range of its artistic and material production have long been recognized, the art of the Yorùbá has been judged primarily according to the standards and principles of Western aesthetics. In this book, which merges the methods of art history, archaeology, and anthropology, Rowland Abíọ́dún offers new insights into Yorùbá art and material culture by examining them within the context of the civilization's cultural norms and values and, above all, the Yorùbá language. Abíọ́dún draws on his fluency and prodigious knowledge of Yorùbá culture and language to dramatically enrich our understanding of Yorùbá civilization and its arts. The book includes a companion website with audio clips of the Yoruba language, helping the reader better grasp the integral connection between art and language in Yoruba culture.
With hallmark insight and tenderness, the author, Adekunbi Rowland, weaves a tapestry of lives, business, friendship, betrayal, hope and the compelling power of love. A gripping tale full of intrigue and suspense, Rádé is a dramatic story of a bright, young woman who has lived most of her nice, predictable life in London, but with much scepticism and reluctance, she must return home to Lagos, Nigeria and save her father’s crumbling business. Her ordered life is thrown into chaos as she gets a culture shock and faces difficulty settling down into a life much different from what she is used to; a life where she finds herself, her Nigerian identity, intriguing new friends, and love. In a time when people are driven to pursue their most ambitious goals, the author probes the lives of two compelling characters, Rade and Zachary, who must achieve the heights in spite of the most daunting obstacles. She brings her readers close to characters who open the doors on provocative subjects that affect us all; characters whose lives are as familiar as our own, and who live as we all do, in a world where everything can change in a single moment.
The Yorùbá was one of the most important civilizations of sub-Saharan Africa. While the high quality and range of its artistic and material production have long been recognized, the art of the Yorùbá has been judged primarily according to the standards and principles of Western aesthetics. In this book, which merges the methods of art history, archaeology, and anthropology, Rowland Abíọ́dún offers new insights into Yorùbá art and material culture by examining them within the context of the civilization's cultural norms and values and, above all, the Yorùbá language. Abíọ́dún draws on his fluency and prodigious knowledge of Yorùbá culture and language to dramatically enrich our understanding of Yorùbá civilization and its arts. The book includes a companion website with audio clips of the Yoruba language, helping the reader better grasp the integral connection between art and language in Yoruba culture.
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