Animate-object-characters in the Yorùbá Indigenous Healthcare Delivery System: A Literary Appraisal
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2014-01-01
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Orimoogunje, O.C
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FUNAI Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
This paper attempts to show how symbolism is related to animate-object-characters in the indigenous healthcare practices in the Yorùbá race taking into consideration the metaphorical level and socio-cultural contexts. It has been observed that much interest has not been shown in the Yorùbá verbal arts as used on health-related issues. Thus, the paper contributes to the understanding of the therapeutic aspect of Yorùbá orature by exhibiting the utilitarian nature of the verbal art healing system. The paper concludes by calling for more research on the importance of orature in the healing system.
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Symbolism, metaphorical, socio-cultural, healthcare, animate-object-character, human-object-character, supernatural-object-character