Bibliograph

What the forest told me, Yoruba hunter, culture and narrative performance, Ayo Adeduntan

Type

Label

What the forest told me, Yoruba hunter, culture and narrative performance, Ayo Adeduntan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What the forest told me

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ayo Adeduntan

Series statement

African humanities series

Sub title

Yoruba hunter, culture and narrative performance

Summary

Studies of Yoruba culture and performance tend to focus mainly on standardized forms of performance, and ignore the more prevalent performance culture which is central to everyday life. What the Forest Told Me conveys the elastic nature of African cultural expression through narratives of the Yoruba hunters' exploits. Hunters' narratives provide a window on the Yoruba understanding and explanation of their world; a cosmology that negates the anthropocentric view of creation. In a very literal sense, man, in this peculiar world, is an equal actor with animal and nature spirits with whom he constantly contests and negotiates space

Target audience

adult

Classification