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Yoruba philosophy and the seeds of enlightenment : advancing Yoruba philosophy

Title
Yoruba philosophy and the seeds of enlightenment : advancing Yoruba philosophy / Yemi D. Prince (Yemi D. Ogunyemi).
Author
Ogunyemi, Yemi D.
Publication
Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, [2018]

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Description
xxviii, 225 pages : map; 24 cm
Series Statement
Vernon series in philosophy
Uniform Title
Vernon series in philosophy.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index.
Contents
Yoruba philosophy in the beginning -- The kernel of Yoruba philosophy -- Oduduwa's leadership philosophy -- The power of words and love -- Some hints in teaching Yoruba philosophy -- The philosophy of sacrifice -- Head, the philosophy of the body -- A typical Yoruba narrative philosophy -- Diviners as philosophers -- Artistic expression of Yoruba philosophy -- The metaphysical divinities -- The ontological journey to the Atlantic Yoruba -- The theory of narrative, literary or folk philosophy -- Vicissitudes of Yoruba philosophy -- The sociology of Yoruba philosophy -- The symbolism of Oshogbo School of Arts movement -- The political philosophy of Chief Awo (1909-1987) -- The sublimity of Fagunwa's philosophy (1903-1963) -- The royalties and the Yoruba thought -- The import of Ijapa's philosophy -- Yoruba philosophy of happiness -- A new dawn, part one -- A new dawn, part two -- The way to enlightenment -- The effects of psychology on Yoruba thought -- The characteristics of Yoruba pragmatism -- The effects of paradoxes on Yoruba philosophy -- The impacts of proverbs on Yoruba thought -- The philosophical aphorisms -- The colourful house of ethics -- The religion-philosophy of Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1807-1891) -- Philosophy of Yoruba langauge.
Call Number
Sc E 18-90
ISBN
  • 9781622733019
  • 1622733010
OCLC
1005113960
Author
Ogunyemi, Yemi D., author.
Title
Yoruba philosophy and the seeds of enlightenment : advancing Yoruba philosophy / Yemi D. Prince (Yemi D. Ogunyemi).
Publisher
Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, [2018]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Vernon series in philosophy
Vernon series in philosophy.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc E 18-90
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