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Home > Books > Abimbola, Kola. Yoruba Culture: A Philosophical Account
Abimbola, Kola. Yoruba Culture: A Philosophical Account
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Item Number: 1905388004
Publisher: Iroko Academic Publishers
ISBN: 978-1905388004
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Product Description
This is a book about Yoruba/Orisa religion, philosophy, thought and practices. It gives a theoretical account of the nature, roles and functions of Yoruba beliefs in contemporary societies. The view is that the philosophical ideas implicit in Orisa Religion form the basis of Yoruba culture in West Africa, the Americas, and other parts of the world.
About the Author
Kola Abimbola is Visiting and Distinguished Professor of Law and Philosophy at Seattle University, WA, USA. He is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester, UK. He has served as President of the International Society for African Philosophy and Studies (ISAPS) and he is the Coordinator of the International Congress of Orisa Tradition and Culture (Orisaworld). He has held visiting professorships of religion at Amherst College MA, Haverford College PA, and Temple University PA.
Reviews
"A unique reassertion of the foundations of one of the most remarkable international cultures on the face of the earth." Barry Hallen, Professor of Philosophy, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, USA.
"The book will certainly generate new conversation on many issues of interest to scholars and to the general reader." Jacob Kehinde Olupona, Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University, MA, USA.
"A clear, sensitive, informed analysis; provide[s] the basis for dialogue among Yorùbá peoples and with persons of other traditions." John Pemberton III, Crosby Professor of Religion, Emeritus, Amherst College, MA, USA.
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