Yoruba Oral Tradition in Islamic Nigeria: A History of Dàdàkúàdá

ISBN-13: 9780367787950 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 164 str.

Abdul-Rasheed Na'allah

Opis

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. This book will be of interest to scholars of traditional African culture, African art history, performance studies and Islam in Africa,

Spis treści

1. Geography and Culture of Ilorin 2. Performance, Poetry and Traditions Overview 3. Developmental Stages of Dàdàkúàdá 4. Influence of Islam on Dàdàkúàdá 5.Performance Techniques6. Politics, Partisanship and Traditional Oral Poetry: An Example of Odolaye Aremu 7. Aremu Ose and Performance Topicality 8. Aesthetic and Didactic Dimensions in Dàdàkúàdá

O autorze

Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah is Professor of English and Comparative Poetics and Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. He is co-author of Introduction to African Oral Literature and Performance (2005), and author of Africanity, Islamicity and Performativity (2009),　African Discourse in Islam, Oral Traditions, and Performance (2010), Cultural Globalization And Plurality (2011), Globalization, Oral Performance and African Traditional Poetry (2018).