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The souls of Yoruba folk : indigeneity, race and critical spiritual literacy in the African diaspora

Title
The souls of Yoruba folk : indigeneity, race and critical spiritual literacy in the African diaspora / Temitope E. Adefarakan.
Author
Adefarakan, Temitope E., 1974-
Publication
New York : Peter Lang, 2015.

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Description
xv, 169 pages; 23 cm
Series Statement
Black studies and critical thinking ; v. 70
Uniform Title
Black studies & critical thinking ; v. 70.
Subject
  • Yoruba (African people) > Canada > Ethnic identity
  • Yoruba (African people) > Religion
  • Yoruba diaspora
  • African diaspora > Psychological aspects
  • Ifa (Religion) > Canada
  • Cosmology, African
Note
  • Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Toronto, 2011, issued under the title: Yoruba indigenous knowledges in the African diaspora : knowledge, power and the politics of indigenous spirituality.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages163-169) and index.
Contents
A call to the souls of Yoruba folk -- Theories of "diasporic indigeneity" and black feminisms : living and imagining indigeneity differently -- In dialogue with the souls of Yoruba folk: engaging a Yoruba worldsense -- Overtly Christian, covertly Yoruba -- At a crossroads: Esu, language and the politics of spiritual literacy -- "They're not always right but they're older" : the polemics and paradoxes of seniority in Yoruba (indigenous) culture -- The response "ohun ti o wa leyin offa, o ju oje lo" [what follows is more than seven] -- An open letter to teachers : pedagogical implications and applications of the souls of Yoruba folk.
Call Number
Sc D 15-1841
ISBN
  • 9781433126093 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1433126095 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781433126086 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1433126087 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781453915837 (e-book)
  • 1453915834 (e-book)
LCCN
2015008431
OCLC
907621750
Author
Adefarakan, Temitope E., 1974- author.
Title
The souls of Yoruba folk : indigeneity, race and critical spiritual literacy in the African diaspora / Temitope E. Adefarakan.
Publisher
New York : Peter Lang, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Black studies and critical thinking ; v. 70
Black studies & critical thinking ; v. 70.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages163-169) and index.
Research Call Number
Sc D 15-1841
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