The Element of Symbolism in non-animals featured in the Yorùbá Health-related Genres
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2005-02-03
Authors
Orimoogunje, O.C
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International Journal of Humanities and Cultures, University of Gafsa, Tunisia
Abstract
This paper will attempt a study of how symbolism portrays some in-animate objects featured in the verbal arts used in the Yorùbá indigenous healthcare practices. We shall attempt to show how symbolism is related to in-animate characters in the indigenous healthcare practices. We shall analyse the texts under study at the metaphorical level taking their socio-cultural contexts into consideration. The psychological dimension on the users of health-related genres will also be investigated. various scholars have used Symbolism as a critical concept and tool in their analysis of literary works.