Metaphoric Associations and the Conception of Death
Analysis of a Yoruba World View
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3932140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olatunde B Lawuyi (2(Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, corresponding author), Jacob K Olupona (Obafemi Awolowo University) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2-14 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006688x00199 |
| OpenAlex | W1990073507 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
METAPHORIC ASSOCIATIONS AND THE CONCEPTION OF DEATH: ANALYSIS OF A YORUBA WORLD VIEW BY OLATUNDE B. LAWUYI AND J. K. OLUPONA (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria) In studying the Yoruba conception of death, we have come to view scholarship as requiring more than the mere collection of rituals, proverbs and myths, the more so since collected Yoruba beliefs about death indicate that binary oppositions are an essential component of their structure. They particularly emphasize the connection of death with the market and of life with the home. This pattern places these beliefs at the centre of Yoruba culture: death is
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Genealogy · History of religions · Jewish studies · Judaism · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Theology · World view · Yoruba · African cultural and philosophical studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2024 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |