Tuesday, December 27, 2016

USA Africa Dialogue Series - Manifestations at Cosmogenesis : The Three Awo Before Time, the Descent of Ọrọ and Asuwa and the Splitting of Oyigiyigi: Universal Implications of Three Yoruba Cosmogonic Narratives






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                                                                                                              Manifestations at Cosmosgenesis​

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The Three Awo Before Time, the Descent of
Ọrọ  and Asuwa and the Splitting of Oyigiyigi

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Universal Implications of Three Yoruba Cosmogonic Narratives
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Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju​
                                                                                                                                             
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Compcros
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Comparative Cognitive Processes and Systems​
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"Exploring Every Corner of the Cosmos in Search of Knowledge​"
         
                                                                                                                    
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                                                                                                                                                                                              Description

In this essay I explore three Yoruba stories about the creation of the cosmos and their philosophical explications, in relation to  classical and contemporary African art and

​ classical Hindu art.​

These stories are "The Descent of Oro",
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discussed by Rowland Abiodun, "Ayajo Asuwada", examined by Akinsola Akiwowo and "The Splitting of Oyigiyigi" explored by Awo Falokun Fatunmbi.
The creative force that enables the development of the earth and of human
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communities visualized as the fall of dew, human expressive capacity pictured as a naked, itinerant personality too powerful  to engage with directly but only through
​imaginative forms, the splitting of the primordial  rock into the cosmos we observe today, are captivating central images from the cluster of stories brought together in this piece. I engage with the imaginative beauty,  power and cognitive force of the narratives, correlating them with art accompanied by explanatory verbal text running from short paragraphs to two pages in length.

The essay comprises 87 pages and 18, 179 words of a single spaced PDF document, with 24 illustrations, all except 2 in full colour.. You are  invited to access it through the free platforms linked below.


academia.edu ( PDF)


Scribd (PDF)


Facebook : Part 1


                     Part 2




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