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Description of  Arts of Being Yoruba: Divination, Allegory, Tragedy, Proverb, Panegyric (African Expressive Cultures)

There is a culturally significant way of being Yorb that is expressed through dress, greetings, and celebrationsno matter where in the world they take place. Adlk Adk documents Yorb patterns of behavior and articulates a philosophy of how to be Yorb in this innovative study. As he focuses on historical writings, If divination practices, the use of proverbs in contemporary speech, photography, gendered ideas of dressing well, and the formalities of ceremony and speech at celebratory occasions, Adk contends that being Yorb is indeed an art and Yorb-ness is a dynamic phenomenon that responds to cultural shifts as Yorb people inhabit an increasingly globalized world. Read more