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Yoruba idealism

Title
Yoruba idealism / Yemi D. Ogunyemi.
Author
Ogunyemi, Yemi D.
Publication
New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2022]

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Description
xxii, 196 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"Yoruba Idealism t questions, debates, and redefines the assumed epistemology in Yoruba Idealism. It is a work in two parts. The first is built around a study of divinity-philosopher Orunmila, the mentalist, the father of Yoruba idealism, and the cultivator of Ifa-Ife Divination. This project, the first of its kind, sheds a new light on the nature of Yoruba culture. The author's central argument is that the Yoruba people are idealists by nature. Combining indigenous knowledge with the wisdom of Orunmila, the author defines Yoruba idealism as the ideal purpose of life, the search for the meaning of life, and a yearning for the best in life. The second part, 'The Mystic Land: Path to Initiation and Idealism,' features Kinedi, a fifteen-year-old boy from Las Palmetto, the capital of Zala, who journeys to the Altar of Light and Idealism in order to be initiated, gain knowledge, and comprehend the value of idealism, in addition to obtaining the key of life. This book is the first of its kind, and an important new addition to the series Africa in the Global Space"--
Series Statement
Africa in the global space ; vol. 5
Uniform Title
Africa in the global space ; v. 5.
Subject
  • Torres-Ifaraba, Hermes
  • Idealism
  • Philosophy, Yoruba
  • Ifa (Religion) > Nigeria
  • Yoruba (African people) > Nigeria > Religion
  • Ifa (Religion)
  • Yoruba (African people) > Religion
  • Nigeria
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Call Number
ReCAP 22-11742
ISBN
  • 9781433189753
  • 1433189755
LCCN
2021044299
OCLC
1284921795
Author
Ogunyemi, Yemi D., author.
Title
Yoruba idealism / Yemi D. Ogunyemi.
Publisher
New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2022]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Africa in the global space ; vol. 5
Africa in the global space ; v. 5.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Research Call Number
ReCAP 22-11742
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