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21 février 2013
- doi: 10.4000/books.ifra.389
- isbn: 9789782015259
- eisbn: 9791092312140
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Biodun Adediran, « 3. The Dynastic Origins of Western Yorùbá Kingdoms », Institut français de recherche en Afrique, ID : 10.4000/books.ifra.389
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INTRODUCTION The emergence of kingdoms in the Yorùbá culture-area can be closely linked with the concept of adé ìlękę (beaded crown with a fringe over the face) as the symbol of political authority. The possession of adé ìlękę by an individual or a group was related primarily to the association with Odùduwà, the legendary progenitor of the Yorùbá, whose epoch in Ilé-Ifę is believed to be the first to be associated with the development of dynastic kingship and of a Yorùbá ethnic identity. This...