The Souls of Yoruba Folk: Indigeneity, Race, and Critical Spiritual Literacy in the African Diaspora Contributor(s): Brock, Rochelle (Other), Dillard, Cynthia B. (Other), Johnson, Richard Greggory, III (Other) |
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ISBN: 1433126087 ISBN-13: 9781433126086 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $48.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Education | Elementary - Social Science | Women's Studies |
Dewey: 305.896 |
LCCN: 2015008431 |
Series: Black Studies and Critical Thinking |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (2.24 lbs) 169 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Souls of Yoruba Folk explores the spiritual lives and experiences of sixteen Africans of Yoruba descent in Canada, and investigates how they make meaning of their Indigenous heritage within the geopolitical space of Eurocentric Canadian culture. The book highlights how Yoruba peoples in the African diaspora strategically utilize their Indigenous spiritual knowledges as decolonizing tools of navigation, subversion, and resistance to colonial oppression in the purportedly 'multicultural' space of Canada. The author powerfully weaves together literature of Yoruba peoples from multiple contexts, spanning the African continent and its diaspora, including the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe. With its strong emphasis on equity and the usefulness of spirituality in contexts of schooling, education, teaching, and learning, The Souls of Yoruba Folk is ideal for critical and multicultural education courses, and will be especially useful for educators and researchers in the areas of critical interdisciplinary studies, sociology, women's studies/feminism, anti-racist scholarship and pedagogy, critical education, Canadian studies, equity and religious studies, and African/Black diasporic studies. |