Book contents
- Yoruba Art and Language
- Yoruba Art and Language
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Orthography and Phonological Notes
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Orí
- 2 Àṣẹ
- 3 Ọ̀ṣun
- 4 Ọ̀rúnmìlà
- 5 We Greet Aṣọ before We Greet Its Wearer
- 6 Àkó
- 7 Ilé-Ifẹ̀
- 8 Yoruba Aesthetics
- 9 Tomorrow, Today’s Elder Sibling
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Glossary
- Photographic Credits
- Notes
- Works Consulted
- Index
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Yoruba Art and Language
- Yoruba Art and Language
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Orthography and Phonological Notes
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Orí
- 2 Àṣẹ
- 3 Ọ̀ṣun
- 4 Ọ̀rúnmìlà
- 5 We Greet Aṣọ before We Greet Its Wearer
- 6 Àkó
- 7 Ilé-Ifẹ̀
- 8 Yoruba Aesthetics
- 9 Tomorrow, Today’s Elder Sibling
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Glossary
- Photographic Credits
- Notes
- Works Consulted
- Index
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- Yoruba Art and LanguageSeeking the African in African Art, pp. 88 - 120Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014