RT Book
T1 Yoruba idealism
T2 Africa in the global space
JF Africa in the global space
A1 Ogunyemi, Yemi D.
LA English
PP New York Bern Berlin Brussels Vienna Oxford Warsaw
PB Peter Lang
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1776560302
AB "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"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN B5619.N62I3
SN 9781433189753
K1 Torres-Ifaraba, Hermes
K1 Idealism
K1 Philosophy, Yoruba
K1 Ifa (Religion) : Nigeria
K1 Yoruba (African people) : Nigeria : Religion
DO 10.3726/b18721