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BL
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1045912
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b800282
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Hallen, B.
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The good, the bad, and the beautiful : : discourse about values in Yoruba culture /\ Barry Hallen.
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| Publication Statement
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Bloomington :: Indiana University Press,, ©2000.
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1 online resource (xiv, 201 pages)
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| ISBN
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0253108470
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: 1282065947
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: 9780253108470
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: 9781282065949
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0253214165
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0253338069
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9780253214164
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9780253338068
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments -- A Note on Translation -- 1. Ordinary Language and African Philosophy -- 2. Moral Epistemology -- 3. Me, My Self, and My Destiny -- 4. The Good and the Bad -- 5. The Beautiful -- 6. Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial -- Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations -- Glossary of Yoruba Terms -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Hallen asks the Yoruba onisegun - the wisest and most accomplished herbalists or traditional healers - what it means to be good and beautiful. The onisegun explain the subtleties and intricacies of Yoruba language use and philosophy behind particular word choices. Their instructions reveal the depth of Yoruba aesthetics and ethics.
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Philosophy, Yoruba.
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Social values-- Nigeria.
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Yoruba (African people)-- Intellectual life.
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Yoruba (African people)-- Social life and customs.
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Yoruba language.
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History Archaeology.
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Philosophy, Yoruba.
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Regions Countries - Africa.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- African American Studies.
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Social values.
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Yoruba (African people)-- Intellectual life.
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Yoruba (African people)-- Social life and customs.
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Yoruba language.
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Nigeria.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.896/333
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| LC Classification
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DT515.45.Y67H36 2000eb
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