YORÙBÁ WORDVIEW ON IMAGE OF WOMEN IN ADÉJÙMỌ̀’S WORK: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RÒÓRE . AZEEZ WASIU ADÉWÁLÉ
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YORÙBÁ WORDVIEW ON IMAGE OF WOMEN IN ADÉJÙMỌ̀’S WORK: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RÒÓRE
AZEEZ WASIU ADÉWÁLÉ wasiu.azeez@lasu.edu.ng
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS, AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION ARTS. FACULTY OF ARTS. LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY OJO
ABSTRACT The position of women in society is beyond a child’s playing the moonlight. Women are very superior, intelligent and organized set of people. Existing works abounds on women but some of these works have not directly discussed world view of the image of women in Adejumo’s Roore . This paper analyzed the Yoruba world view of the image of woman in Adejumo’s work Roore , using both sociological and cultural lenses. The analysis found that the image of women in the Yoruba culture is complex and multifaceted and the women experiences vary greatly based on individual circumstances. However, it was found that women have made significant contributions to Yoruba society , despite the challenges they have faced. This paper also looks into the four aspect of women’s roles, motherhood, reproducer, home-maker and self-actualization. And perquisite antidotes to eradicate negative perception of women in the society. Ilésanmí (1997) sees women with two sides in primitive days as shows in Yoruba literary works. Firstly, women are the coordinators of deities like singing of Òrìsà songs and secondly, they are in motherhood cults (Awo abiyamọ). The role of women is beyond what Ilésanmí had in his mind. Feminist theory is the theory that explains the causes of women’s oppression and suggested the strategies for women’s liberation.
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