THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

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Autor(a) principal: de Deus, Lucas Obalera
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Encontros
Texto Completo: https://portalespiral.cp2.g12.br/index.php/encontros/article/view/1581
Resumo: The aim of this work is, as an introduction, to emphasise how the knowledge of yoruba culture and mythology may introduce alternative epistemological paths to the state of violence perpetrated against people of African descent who have been living under the systemic structure of racism. Based on literature concerning African traditional thought and also the discussions carried out in class during a course entitled “Introduction to Yoruba Mythology and Culture”, we propose to highlight some cultural, cosmological, philosophical and social aspects in the Yoruba culture and mythology. This article also intends to reflect on how a socially racialized structure privileges epistemicide as a device of control and racial hierarchisation. For this reason, this text aims to single out the transgressive and insurgent potential of black-African knowledge [found within white’s cultural epistemological standards], once this would be a place of humanity restitution, and consequently of black self-valuation. Thus, this reflection emphasises the need to know oneself and to appropriate civilizing cultural values in an effective struggle against racism.
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spelling THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOMCULTURA E MITOLOGIA YORUBÁ EM SALA DE AULAYoruba – Mythology – CultureRacismEpistemicideAfrican Traditional Thought.Yorubáculturamitologiaracismoepistemicídiopensamento tradicional africano.The aim of this work is, as an introduction, to emphasise how the knowledge of yoruba culture and mythology may introduce alternative epistemological paths to the state of violence perpetrated against people of African descent who have been living under the systemic structure of racism. Based on literature concerning African traditional thought and also the discussions carried out in class during a course entitled “Introduction to Yoruba Mythology and Culture”, we propose to highlight some cultural, cosmological, philosophical and social aspects in the Yoruba culture and mythology. This article also intends to reflect on how a socially racialized structure privileges epistemicide as a device of control and racial hierarchisation. For this reason, this text aims to single out the transgressive and insurgent potential of black-African knowledge [found within white’s cultural epistemological standards], once this would be a place of humanity restitution, and consequently of black self-valuation. Thus, this reflection emphasises the need to know oneself and to appropriate civilizing cultural values in an effective struggle against racism.Este trabalho tem a finalidade, de maneira introdutória, ressaltar como os conhecimentos e saberes da cultura e mitologia yorubá podem apresentar caminhos epistemológicos alternativos ao estado de violência perpetrado contra os povos de ascendência africana que vivem sob a estrutura sistêmica do racismo. Baseado em uma literatura específica sobre o pensamento tradicional africano e dos debates na sala de aula durante o “Curso de Introdução à Mitologia e Cultura Yorubá”, tivemos o intuito de evidenciar alguns aspectos culturais, cosmológicos, filosóficos e sociais presentes na cultura e mitologia yorubá. Pretende também refletir sobre como a estrutura social racializada tem o epistemicídio como um dispositivo de dominação e hierarquização racial. Deste modo, o texto visa demarcar a potencialidade transgressora e insurgente dos conhecimentos negroafricanos dentro deste padrão cultural e epistemológico branco, uma vez que seria um lugar de restituição da humanidade e, consequentemente da autovalorização negra. Neste sentido, o texto indica a necessidade de conhecermos e nos apropriarmos destes valores culturais civilizatórios no combate efetivo ao racismo. Imperial Editora do Colégio Pedro II2018-03-18info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado pelos paresPesquisa; Teoria.application/pdfhttps://portalespiral.cp2.g12.br/index.php/encontros/article/view/1581Revista Encontros; Vol. 15 No. 28 (2017): Africanities and Transatlantic Dialogues; 57-68Revista Encontros; v. 15 n. 28 (2017): Africanidades e Diálogos Transatlânticos; 57-682447-61961807-3867reponame:Revista Encontrosinstname:Colégio Pedro IIinstacron:CP2porhttps://portalespiral.cp2.g12.br/index.php/encontros/article/view/1581/1144de Deus, Lucas Obalerainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-06-18T04:58:38Zoai:ojs.www.cp2.g12.br:article/1581Revistahttps://www.cp2.g12.br/ojs/index.php/encontrosPUBhttp://www.cp2.g12.br/ojs/index.php/encontros/oai||ribasanam@gmail.com||anaprofa@terra.com.br||sbandoli@uol.com.br2447-61961807-3867opendoar:2018-06-18T04:58:38Revista Encontros - Colégio Pedro IIfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
CULTURA E MITOLOGIA YORUBÁ EM SALA DE AULA
title THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
spellingShingle THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
de Deus, Lucas Obalera
Yoruba – Mythology – Culture
Racism
Epistemicide
African Traditional Thought.
Yorubá
cultura
mitologia
racismo
epistemicídio
pensamento tradicional africano.
title_short THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
title_full THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
title_fullStr THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
title_full_unstemmed THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
title_sort THE YORUBA CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
author de Deus, Lucas Obalera
author_facet de Deus, Lucas Obalera
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Yoruba – Mythology – Culture
Racism
Epistemicide
African Traditional Thought.
Yorubá
cultura
mitologia
racismo
epistemicídio
pensamento tradicional africano.
topic Yoruba – Mythology – Culture
Racism
Epistemicide
African Traditional Thought.
Yorubá
cultura
mitologia
racismo
epistemicídio
pensamento tradicional africano.
description The aim of this work is, as an introduction, to emphasise how the knowledge of yoruba culture and mythology may introduce alternative epistemological paths to the state of violence perpetrated against people of African descent who have been living under the systemic structure of racism. Based on literature concerning African traditional thought and also the discussions carried out in class during a course entitled “Introduction to Yoruba Mythology and Culture”, we propose to highlight some cultural, cosmological, philosophical and social aspects in the Yoruba culture and mythology. This article also intends to reflect on how a socially racialized structure privileges epistemicide as a device of control and racial hierarchisation. For this reason, this text aims to single out the transgressive and insurgent potential of black-African knowledge [found within white’s cultural epistemological standards], once this would be a place of humanity restitution, and consequently of black self-valuation. Thus, this reflection emphasises the need to know oneself and to appropriate civilizing cultural values in an effective struggle against racism.
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