The Yorùbá concepts of Ìgbàgbọ́ and Ìmọ̀ : understanding human and nonhuman species interactions

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dc.contributor.author Owoseni, Adewale O.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-03-27T06:53:47Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description.abstract There is a growing scholarship that shows how myths, mysteries, common sayings and beliefs aid the advancement of a sustainable future for human and nonhuman species. This article takes one such example, the Yorùbá concepts of Ìgbàgbọ́ and Ìmọ̀, and explores their relevance for contemporary global discourses on sustainability that extend beyond the context of one local community. The article argues that the myths, mysteries, proverbs, common sayings and beliefs circulated about human and nonhuman species within Yorùbá communities (classified as Ìgbàgbọ́) reinforce the relevance of the global agenda for a sustainable future for all. The article shows that the encoded ideas in the Yorùbá myths, mysteries, proverbs and other narrative forms on human and nonhuman species complement the extant philosophical and ecological thoughts in global scholarship. This complementarity speaks to the importance of collaborative efforts for the mitigation of an undesirable future for human and nonhuman species and thus is of relevance for the agenda of a sustainable future grounded in a non-discriminatory global partnership. en_US
dc.description.abstract Is̩é̩ akadá kan tí ó ń dágbàsókè, tí ó ń s̩e àfihàn ìtàn, ohun ìjìnlè̩, àwo̩n ìso̩ tó wó̩ pò̩ àti ìgbàgbó̩ tó ń s̩e ìrànwó̩ fún ìdàgbàsókè ìdúrósinsin o̩jó̩ iwájú fún ènìyàn àti ohun tí kìí s̩e ènìyàn wa. Àpilè̩ko̩ yìí mú àpe̩e̩re̩ irú rè̩, ìwòye Yorùbá nípa ìgbàgbó̩ àti ìmò̩, ó sì s̩e àyẹ̀wò ìjìnlè̩ nípa bí èyí ṣe bá àjo̩so̩ àkókò bágbàmu ní àgbáyé lórí ìmúdúró sinsin tí ó tàn ko̩já ìjo̩ba ìbílè̩ mu. Àpilè̩ko̩ yìí jé̩ kí ó di mímò̩ pé àwo̩n ìtàn, ohun ìjìnlè̩, òwe, ìpèdè tí ó wó̩pò̩ àti ìgbàgbó̩ tí ó tàn ká láàárín àwùjo̩ Yorùbá nípa è̩dá ènìyàn àti ohun tí kì í s̩e ènìyàn (tí a yà só̩tò̩ gé̩gé̩ bi ìgbàgbó̩) mú agbára wá fún ètò tí ó ní ìtumò̩ ní àgbáyé fún ìmúdúró sinsin o̩jó̩ iwájú ohun gbogbo. Àpilè̩ko̩ yìí fihàn pe ò̩rò̩ alárokò inú ̀itàn Yorùbá, ohun ìjìnlè̩, òwe àti àwo̩n o̩nà alòhun nípa è̩dá ènìyàn àti ohun tí kì í s̩e ènìyàn kó̩wò̩rin pò̩ pè̩lú àwo̩n èrò àwùjo̩ nínú è̩kó̩ àgbáyé. Ìbás̩epò̩ yìí sò̩rò̩ nípa pàtàkì ìfo̩wó̩sowó̩pò̩ fún àtúns̩e ìgbé ayé fún è̩dá ènìyàn àti ohun ti kì í s̩e ènìyàn, èyí sì wà ní ìbámu pè̩lú ètò ìmúdúró sinsin o̩jó̩ iwajú àgbáyé tí kò si e̩lé̩yàmè̩yà. en_US
dc.description.department Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship en_US
dc.description.embargo 2025-05-01
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg None en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cjac20 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Adewale O. Owoseni (2024) The Yorùbá Concepts of Ìgbàgbọ́ and Ìmọ̀: Understanding Human and Nonhuman Species Interactions, Journal of African Cultural Studies, 36:1, 94-109, DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2023.2267031. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1369-6815 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1469-9346 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/13696815.2023.2267031
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95374
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge en_US
dc.rights © 2023 International African Institute. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of African Cultural Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 94-109, 2024. doi : 10.1080/13696815.2023.2267031. Journal of African Cultural Studies is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cjac20. en_US
dc.subject Indigenous knowledge en_US
dc.subject Ìgbàgbọ́-Ìmọ̀ en_US
dc.subject Human and nonhuman species en_US
dc.subject Environment en_US
dc.subject Sustainable future en_US
dc.subject Yorùbá en_US
dc.subject Ìmò̩ ìbílè̩ en_US
dc.subject È̩dá Ènìyàn àti E̩ni tí kì í s̩e Ènìyàn en_US
dc.subject Agbègbè en_US
dc.subject O̩jó̩ Iwájú tó dúró sinsin en_US
dc.title The Yorùbá concepts of Ìgbàgbọ́ and Ìmọ̀ : understanding human and nonhuman species interactions en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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