Funso Afolayan
Biographic Data
| ID | 171082 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Funso Afolayan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Funso |
| FAMILY NAME | Afolayan |
| SIGNATURE | AFOLAYAN F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics
Culture and Customs of South Africa
South Africa can be considered the newest of African nations, with the ending of Apartheid in 1994. It is one of the most ethnically, culturally, and linguistically varied countries on the continent and the economic powerhouse of southern Africa. This inclusive overview is a must-have for all readers wanting a meaty introduction to South Africa today, in an historical context that pulls the strands of all South Africans, from Zulu to Afrikaner to…
Migration, Jihad, and Muslim Authority in West Africa
Power Relations in Nigeria
Crippled Giant
Chad
Violence in Nigeria
The Politics of Opposition in Contemporary Africa
This book is mainly devoted to a discussion of the broad experiences of the opposition parties that have emerged as a part of the movement towards multi-party politics in Africa. The contributors to the book tackle an interesting mix of issues from a critique of opposition politics in the context of the economic decline in Africa to an assessment of the effors made by the opposition to establish an effective presence under extremely difficult cir…
Yoruba Sacred Kingship
Yoruba Sacred Kingship: A Power Like That of the Gods. JOHN PEMBERTON III and FUNSO S. AFQLAYAN. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996; 252 pp. Yoruba sacred kingship is a vivid and detailed account of contemporary ritual life in the town of Ila, southwestern Nigeria. It focuses particularly on the annual cycle of rites for ancestors and gods (dri,sd) that undergirds the authority of the town's king, known as the Orangun, but it also…
The Politics of Opposition in Contemporary Africa
This book is mainly devoted to a discussion of the broad experiences of the opposition parties that have emerged as a part of the movement towards multi-party politics in Africa. The contributors to the book tackle an interesting mix of issues from a critique of opposition politics in the context of the economic decline in Africa to an assessment of the effors made by the opposition to establish an effective presence under extremely difficult cir…
Crippled Giant
Migration, Jihad, and Muslim Authority in West Africa
Chad
Violence in Nigeria
The Politics of Opposition in Contemporary Africa
This book is mainly devoted to a discussion of the broad experiences of the opposition parties that have emerged as a part of the movement towards multi-party politics in Africa. The contributors to the book tackle an interesting mix of issues from a critique of opposition politics in the context of the economic decline in Africa to an assessment of the effors made by the opposition to establish an effective presence under extremely difficult cir…
Yoruba Sacred Kingship
Yoruba Sacred Kingship: A Power Like That of the Gods. JOHN PEMBERTON III and FUNSO S. AFQLAYAN. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996; 252 pp. Yoruba sacred kingship is a vivid and detailed account of contemporary ritual life in the town of Ila, southwestern Nigeria. It focuses particularly on the annual cycle of rites for ancestors and gods (dri,sd) that undergirds the authority of the town's king, known as the Orangun, but it also…
Power Relations in Nigeria
Crippled Giant
Migration, Jihad, and Muslim Authority in West Africa
Culture and Customs of South Africa
South Africa can be considered the newest of African nations, with the ending of Apartheid in 1994. It is one of the most ethnically, culturally, and linguistically varied countries on the continent and the economic powerhouse of southern Africa. This inclusive overview is a must-have for all readers wanting a meaty introduction to South Africa today, in an historical context that pulls the strands of all South Africans, from Zulu to Afrikaner to…
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Physics (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works)