Yoruba culture has been a part of the Americas for centuries,
brought over by the first slaves and maintained in various forms
ever since. In Oduduwa's Chain, Andrew Apter locates that culture,
both spatially and analytically, and offers a Yoruba-focused
perspective on rethinking African heritage in Black Atlantic
Studies. Focusing on Yoruba history and culture in Nigeria, Apter
applies a generative model of cultural revision that allows him to
identify formative Yoruba influences without resorting to the idea
that culture and tradition are fixed. Apter shows how the
association of African gods with Catholic saints can be seen as
strategy of empowerment, explores historical locations of Yoruba
gender ideologies and their manifestation and change in the
Atlantic world, and more. He concludes with a rousing call for a
return to Africa in studies of the Black Atlantic, resurrecting a
critical notion of culture that allows us to go beyond the mirror
of Africa that the West invented.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2017 |
| Authors: |
Andrew Apter
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| Dimensions: |
159 x 236 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-50638-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-226-50638-X |
| Barcode: |
9780226506388 |
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