Yoruba Ritual: Performers, Play, Agency

Abstract

List of Illustrations A Companion Video ReaderOs Road Map Acknowledgments 1. Theory and Method in the Study of Ritual Performance 2. Yoruba Play and the Tranformation of Ritual 3. The Ontological Journey 4. New Beginnings 5. Establishing the Self 6. Ritual Play about Play: Performing Miracles in Honor of the Ancestors 7. The Collective in Conflict, or, the Play of Personalities 8. From Militarism to Dandyism: The Shaping of Performance 9. Reinventing Ritual: The Imewuro Annual Rally 10. Gender Play Envoi Glossary Notes Sources Cited Index