Download or read book Oluyole an Epic History of the Yorubas written by Adebayo Adeyemo and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Studies in Yoruba History and Culture written by Gabriel Olakunle Olusanya and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Black Studies written by Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yoruba Oral Tradition in Islamic Nigeria written by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces Dàdàkúàdá’s history and artistic vision and discusses its vibrancy as the most popular traditional Yoruba oral art form in Islamic Africa. Foregrounding the role of Dàdàkúàdá in Ilorin, and of Ilorin in Dàdàkúàdá the book covers the history, cultural identity, performance techniques, language, social life and relationship with Islam of the oral genre. The author examines Dàdàkúàdá’s relationship with Islam and discusses how the Dàdàkúàdá singers, through their songs and performances, are able to accommodate Islam in ways that have ensured their continued survival as a traditional African genre in a predominantly Muslim community. This book will be of interest to scholars of traditional African culture, African art history, performance studies and Islam in Africa.
Download or read book Sources of Yoruba History written by Saburi Oladeni Biobaku and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1973 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present written by Aribidesi Usman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and accessible account of Yoruba history, society and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present.
Download or read book Culture and Society in Yorubaland written by Deji Ogunremi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Yorubas from the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate written by Samuel Johnson and published by CSS Limited. This book was released on 1921 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1921, and cited on the Africa's Best 100 Books List, this is a standard work on the history of theYorubas from the earliest times to the beginning of the British Protectorate. The first part of the book discusses the people, theircountry and language, religion, government, land law, manners and customs. The second part is divided into four periods, dealing first with mytheological kings and deified heroes; with the growth, prosperity and oppression of the Yoruba people; the time of revolutionary wars and disruption; and, finally, the arrest of disintegration, inter-tribal wars, and the coming of the British. There are two appendices, on dealing with treaties and agreements, the other giving tables of Yoruba kings, rulers, and chiefs. The book also includes an index and map of the Yoruba country.
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