Author karade traces the concepts of the yoruba religion through its entrance into. The companys head office is located at lantern house, no 1, morrison crescent, off kudirat abiola way, ikeja, lagos. Lagos some of the other prominent cities in nigeria for which we have publishers in our database include. This book takes the inclusive energy of ifa to a new level by offering simple, comparative excerpts from religious texts from differing religions, even a list of chakras and their yoruba counterparts.
May 31, 2018 abiaras biography comes in yoruba language. It is reported from havana that the roman catholic church claims that seventy per cent of cubas elevenmillion people are catholics. The yoruba religion comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practices of the yoruba people. From publishers weekly yoruba religion has a direct link to a substantial segment of american society for. Book publishers in lagos, nigeria list of book publishers. Its homeland is in southwestern nigeria and the adjoining parts of benin and togo, a region that has come to be known as yorubaland. But predominantly, the yoruba belong to the ogun, osun, oyo. The book is authored by doyin abegunde and published by arisilejoye publishers in the yoruba language. Publishers should embrace yoruba writing the guardian. The art of publishing in nigeria still needs some adjustment in order to make publishing reachable to many nigerians who wish to publish their work.
University press, nigeria, nigeria university press plc was founded in 1949 under the name of oxford university press nigeria and has grown to become one of the oldest and most experienced publishing houses in nigeria. Culture of nigeria history, people, clothing, traditions. Major adewale ademoyegas book about the military coup detat is regarded as one of the most authoritative regarding the first nigerian coup. The vast majority of this population is from nigeria, where the yoruba make up 16% of the countrys population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in africa. Abiaras biography comes in yoruba language punch newspapers. Book publishing in nigeria is one of the oldest businesses in the history of the nation. Ayobami, who lives in ileife, in southwestern nigeria.
A philosophical account yoruba culture in context kola abimbola on. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts baba ifa karade. This was the submission of the special guest at the second anniversary of yoruba. Book publishing in nigeria has seen some development. Being established with the college in mind, majority of their publications are educational and they are a major book publishing brand in nigeria. I have read this book about 6 or 7 times in the last 10 years. Yoruba religion project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Submit up to 6 poems on any subject of 60 lines or less, or a long poem up to 200 lines plus 2 shorter poems.
Popular yoruba religion books goodreads share book. This is a history book, art book, anthropological study, religious reference and coffee table book in one. It attempts to present the yoruba language as it really is, rather than as seen largely from the perspective of other languages. Indeed, the prominence of yoruba studies in scholarly work is underscored by the prominence of their. Its imprint, lantern books, is a household name in nigeria and west africa. Literamed publications nigeria limited lagos, nigeria.
Yoruba religion is formed of diverse traditions and has no single founder. There are over 100 book publishers in nigeria, with ibadan and lagos as major publishing centres. The onibonje publishers experience after 50 years iwu juliana james iwu juliana james is a librarian at covenant university, in canaanland, ota, ogun state, nigeria. The study is descriptive and data sourced from secondary sources. The largest book publishers are educational publishers, notably university press plc formerly oxford university press nigeria, founded 1949, longman nigeria plc, macmillan nigeria publishers ltd and evans brothers nigeria publishers ltd, all of which are affiliated with international groups. Book publishers in nigeria list of book publishers nigeria. The study examines the problems of book publishing industry in nigeria as books are effective medium of communication for intellectualism. In important respects, this book represents an independent approach to yoruba grammar. The study of yoruba religious tradition in historical. The major languages spoken in nigeria represent three major families of languages of africa.
The university press plc formally known as the oxford university press nigeria is one of the oldest publishing book companies in nigeria and it was established in 1949. Culture, politics and money among the yoruba by toyin falola. A new political philosophy for nigeria and other african countries, 1967. One of the most intriguing discoveries during my travel is the depth and width of the belief in and practice of yoruba traditional religions on the island. List of best book publishers in nigeria, top book publishers in nigeria, book publishers near me, best book publishers. It was established in 1969 and currently is nigerias leading childrens book publisher. The generals and their books the guardian nigeria news.
Go to the directory of nigerian publishing companies to see a list of nigerian publishing houses and nigerian publishing services companies sorted by category. Kanuri, spoken in the northeast, primarily in borno and yobe state, is part of the nilosaharan family, and hausa is an afroasiatic language. Ileife in time, space, and the imagination by jaco. Problems of the book publishing industry in nigeria. List of best book publishers in lagos, nigeria, top book publishers in lagos, nigeria, book publishers near me, best book publishers. A wave of new fiction from nigeria, as young writers. Explaining why the book is written in yoruba, the author says he wanted to give the grassroots followers of the cleric an opportunity to know more about him. They are found in southwestern nigeria, and in some parts of benin republic and togoland in west africa. Culture and customs of nigeria is the only concise, authoritative, and uptodate discussion of nigerian culture that introduces to a western audience the complexity of its society and the emerging lifestyles among its various peoples. It provides a wide range of mass media services including book, magazine and image publishing. The study of yoruba 241 nigeria, togo, and benin, are one of the three major ethnic groups of nigeria, africas most populous nation. Beltam publishers nig ltd is a book publishing outfit based in lagos, publishing textbooks for nursery and primary schools. This is a book about yorubaorisa thought and practices.
Yoruba language publishers of nigeria, hausa language publishers of nigeria, french language publishers of nigeria, and english language publishers of nigeria by city. Yet the syncretism between the yoruban religion that the slaves brought to the island and the catholicism of their masters is, in my opinion, the underpinning of cuban culture. Dec 23, 2011 this is a big drain on our resources until we can recover our investments. The contribution of indigenous publishers to educational development is enormous, but the industry is plagued with various challenges against its maximum realization of its roles in educational development in nigeria.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read culture, politics and money among the yoruba. The yoruba the history of the yoruba of nigeria is beyond this paper. I was quite nervous before the book came out here, but the response so far has been quite positive, said ms. The new gong is a publishing media company based in nigeria. The photographs are beautiful and the text is some of the most well thought out, sensitive and enjoyable on yoruba spirituality and culture. The large number of languages is also a difficulty. Adewale ademoyega died on february 21, 2007 after being ill for sometime. The grammatical structure of the language is thus presented in a new way.
I hope my book, another mans war, will shatter some of the prejudices around nigeria, and make readers think about britains imperial legacy in a new way. Read the problems and prospects of book publishing in nigeria. They are also the most studied ethnic group in africa. Culture, politics and money among the yoruba ebook written by toyin falola, akanmu gafari adebayo. Most yoruba people speak the yoruba language, which is the nigercongo language with the largest number of native speakers. Book publishers have been urged to embrace yoruba writing in order to encourage writers in the language. Nigeria, one of the largest and most important countries in africa, is rich in traditions and customs, both indigenous and modern. Melrose books and publishing limited is a book publishing company located in abuja, providing services on publishing and marketing of educational books of all levels including novels and other educational materials. Page 3 of 3 of all the publishing companies listed in the nigerian publishers directory this is a list of all publishers in nigeria. The yoruba constitute about 44 million people in total. University press, nigeria, nigeria african books collective.
Many yoruba in nigeria, benin republic and the outside world who are not cardcarrying members of the opc would as well gladly describe themselves as. Issues like poor financing, government regulation, poor reading culture, piracy and dearth of expertise were interrogated. Literamed publications nigeria limited, hebn publishers nigeria limited and evans brothers nigeria publishers. Its imprint lantern books is has become a household name from nigeria to all across west africa. Literamed publications nigeria ltd, a leading childrens book publisher in nigeria was incorporated in 1969. Yoruba language publishers of nigeria list of yoruba. Suffice it here to say that the yoruba are among the most numerous and coherent of the peoples of africa 2. Isawa elaigwu published by west book publishers in 1985,and military leadership by general j. Literamed has in its stable over 400 titles of books all widely accepted in nigerian schools. Before the 1914 amalgamation of the diverse peoples on the geographical entity named nigeria, publishing had been in existence some 68 years earlier. Problems and prospects of book publishing in nigeria.
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