The Gods Are Wise
Yorùbá Sacred Orature and Environmental Sustainability
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 20 July 2026
- ISBN 9780197838853
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 242x165x21 mm
- Weight 513 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 7 700
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Short description:
This book explores the dynamism of Yor--b-- oral discourse as expressed through a rigorous translation and interpretation of the Yor--b-- sacred orature on the existential matter of environmental sustainability for the masses of Nigerians. This is done within the context of dramatic transformations, rapid social change, structural poverty, under-development, and state failure in contemporary Nigerian society. In other words, this book is at the intersection of the dialectical tensions between tradition and modernity.
MoreLong description:
This book does not suggest the "ultimate solution" to global environmental problems or even imply that there is only one way of protecting the environment. Instead, Ol--w--b--nmi Tope Bernard presents a previously untapped exploration of the resources within the Yor--b-- --r--s-- worship, sacred orature, ritual practices, and performances that promote environmental sustainability.
Antifragility is a significant theme in this book. It refers to a system's capability to not only be resilient or able to withstand volatility, but also benefit from that which stresses it. Before a system becomes antifragile, it must have undergone attacks which would make it resilient. Bernard explores Yor--b-- literature, worldview, philosophy, religion, and measures taken to preserve the environment and keep it antifragile. In doing so, The Gods Are Wise expresses an aspiration that these measures and practices may be adopted by other religions and societies looking to pursue environmental preservation.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter One: Environment Crises: What Are They About?
Chapter Two: Environment, Yor--ba --r--s-- Worship, and Other Indigenous Cultures
Chapter Three: Gender and Eco-resilience in Yor--ba Sacred Orature
Chapter Four: Antifragility of the Environment and the Yor--ba Tradition
Chapter Five: Religion, Modernity, and Ethical-environmental Capacities: Continuities in Yor--ba --r--s-- Worship
Chapter Six: Sacred Trash: Paradox of Ritual Objectification in Yor--ba Orature
Last Words: In Praise of Environmentalism
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