Sex and the Empire That Is No More : : Gender and the Politics of Metaphor in Oyo Yoruba Religion /

Sex and the Empire That Is No More : : Gender and the Politics of Metaphor in Oyo Yoruba Religion / / J. Lorand Matory.

J. Lorand Matory researches the trans-Atlantic comings and goings of Yoruba religion, as well as ethnic diversity in Black North America. With the support of the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Spencer Foundation, and t...

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Matory, J. Lorand,
Place / Publishing House:New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2005]
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Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Note on Orthography
  • 1. A Ritual History
  • 2. The O˘yo≥ Renaissance
  • 3. Igboho in the Age of Abiola
  • 4. A Ritual Biography
  • 5. Engendering Power: The Mythic and Iconic Foundations of Priestly Action
  • 6. Re-dressing Gender
  • 7. Conclusion: Dialogue, Debate, and the Chose du Texte
  • Appendix I. Oriki Yemoja (Yemoja Panegyrics)
  • Appendix II. A Partial Genealogy of the Oyeboode Priests
  • Appendix III. Yemoja in the Kingdom of Sango: The Ritual Calendar
  • Appendix IV. Sango Pipe (Sango Panegyrics)
  • Appendix V. The Naming Ceremony
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the author

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