Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah

Yoruba Oral Tradition in Islamic Nigeria

A History of Dàdàkúàdá

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Produktbeschreibung

This book traces Dàdàkúàdá's history and artistic vision and discusses its vibrancy as the most popular traditional Yoruba oral art form in Islamic Africa. This book will be of interest to scholars of traditional African culture, African art history, performance studies and Islam in Africa,

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 135mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780367260323
• ISBN-10: 0367260328
• Artikelnr.: 57045012

Autorenporträt

Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah is Professor of English and Comparative Poetics and Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. He is co-author of Introduction to African Oral Literature and Performance (2005), and author of Africanity, Islamicity and Performativity (2009), African Discourse in Islam, Oral Traditions, and Performance (2010), Cultural Globalization And Plurality (2011), Globalization, Oral Performance and African Traditional Poetry (2018).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Geography and Culture of Ilorin 2. Performance, Poetry and Traditions
Overview 3. Developmental Stages of Dàdàkúàdá 4. Influence of Islam on
Dàdàkúàdá 5. Performance Techniques 6. Politics, Partisanship and
Traditional Oral Poetry: An Example of Odolaye Aremu 7. Aremu Ose and
Performance Topicality 8. Aesthetic and Didactic Dimensions in Dàdàkúàdá