Isbn: 9783319301853 - the symbolism and communicative contents of dreadlocks in yorubaland (african histories and modernities) (5 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 210 pages. 8.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 219 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ2; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416. . 2016. 1st ed. 2016. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This book offers an interpretation of Yoruba people¿s affective responses to an adult Yoruba male with a ¿deviant¿ hairstyle. The work, which views hairstyles as a form of symbolic communicative signal that encodes messages that are perceived and interpreted within a culture, provides an ontological and epistemological interpretation of Yoruba beliefs regarding dreadlocks with real-life illustrations of their treatment of an adult male with what they term irun were (insane person¿s hairdo). Based on experiential observations as well as socio-cultural and linguistic analyses, the book explores the dynamism of Yoruba worldview regarding head-hair within contemporary belief systems and discusses some of the factors that assure its continuity. It concludes with a cross-cultural comparison of the perceptions of dreadlocks, especially between Nigerian Yoruba people and African American Yoruba practitioners.…