The good, the bad, and the beautiful: discourse about values in Yoruba culture
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1. Verfasser: Hallen, B. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington Indiana University Press ©2000
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Hallen asks the Yoruba onisegun - the wisest and most accomplished herbalists or traditional healers - what it means to be good and beautiful. The onisegun explain the subtleties and intricacies of Yoruba language use and philosophy behind particular word choices. Their instructions reveal the depth of Yoruba aesthetics and ethics
Includes bibliographical references and index
Acknowledgments -- A Note on Translation -- 1. Ordinary Language and African Philosophy -- 2. Moral Epistemology -- 3. Me, My Self, and My Destiny -- 4. The Good and the Bad -- 5. The Beautiful -- 6. Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial -- Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations -- Glossary of Yoruba Terms -- Bibliography -- Index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 201 pages)
ISBN:0253108470
0253214165
0253338069
9780253108470
9780253214164
9780253338068

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