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- Title
Rhythms of the Gods: Music, Spirituality and Social Engagement in Yoruba Culture.
- Authors
Omojola, Bode
- Abstract
The notions of “icons as objects” and “icons as act” (Kasfir, 1998: 20) are used to analyze the mediatory role of Yorùbá musicians in meeting the spiritual and the social needs of their communities. The author explains that Yoruba performers are constantly aware of the discursive engagement between àsà (social engagement and cultural practice) and èsìn (spiritual devotion), and posits that there is a conceptual engagement between the mediating role of Yoruba performers and the thematic and structural features of their performances. This fact speaks to the constant interaction between play and spirituality as controlled by the agency of the performer, and draws attention to how Yoruba religious belief is inscribed with social significance.
- Subjects
YORUBA (African people); SPIRITUALITY; BELIEF &; doubt; DREWAL, Margaret; MUSICIANS -- Social aspects
- Publication
Journal of Pan African Studies, 2010, Vol 3, Issue 9, p232
- ISSN
0888-6601
- Publication type
Article