Yoruba Idealism

ISBN-13: 9781433189753 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 196 str.

Edward Shizha; Yemi D. Ogunyemi

Opis

Yoruba Idealism questions, debates, and redefines the assumed epistemology in Yoruba Idealism. It is a work in two parts. This book is the first of its kind, and an important new addition to the series Africa in the Global Space.

Spis treści

Preface - Introduction - Yoruba Idealism - The Utility of Yoruba Idealism in Academia - Father of Yoruba Idealism - Spiritual and Material Idealism - What Idealism Means to the Yoruba People? - Orunmila's Teachings of Idealism - Olawa Duru, the Idealist - The Body of Knowledge - The Idealism of Yoruba Language - Idealized and Critical Reflections - Benefits of Knowledge - Progress-1 - Progress-2 - Yoruba Idealists in Diaspora - The Humanistic Movement - From Idealism to Realism-1 - From Idealism to Realism-2 - The Mystic Land: Path to Initiation and Idealism - Preparation for the Journey - Kinedi Boat-Wrecked but Rescued - Kinedi Met with Queen Masalarus - The Capture and Imprisonment of Kinedi - Kinedi Chanced upon Three Male Farmers - Kinedi Entered the Altar of Light and Idealism - Kinedi Presented with Kilili Key - Kinedi's Sweet Home-Coming - Kinedi Entertained the Cowry Queen with a Paean - Bidding the Palace Farewell - Kinedi's Heroic Reception - Kinedi Became the President of the Youth Club - Conclusion - Appendix - Bibliography - Name Index - Subject Index.

O autorze

Yemi D. Ogunyemi (PhD, Harvard University; D Litt, Debrecen University) is the author of more than 50 books. His recent publications include Yoruba Philosophy and the Seeds of Enlightenment and The Aesthetic and Moral Art of Wole Soyinka. He is a former research fellow at Harvard, and he was the recipient of the 2021 Nonfiction Fellowship Award of the Writers' Room of Boston.