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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Yorùbá"”.
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A computational model of prosody for Yorùbá text-to-speech synthesis
… work examines prosody modelling for the Standard Yorùbá (SY) language in the context of computer text-to-speech synthesis applications. The thesis of this research is that it is possible to develop a practical prosody model by using appropriate computational tools and techniques which combines …
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Evoked emotional responses in the performance practices of selected Yorùbá dùndún ensembles
… of emotion through dùndún music of the Yorùbá ethnic group of Nigeria. The two-pronged focus is on (a) the strategies that dùndún performers employ to potentially arouse emotions in their listeners, and (b) the responses elicited in the listeners. The study is situated in the field of …
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Peace research in non-violence contexts: a case study among the Southwest Nigerian Yorùbá
… by making a case study of the Southwest Nigerian Yorùbá in this research. I examine the potential of Yorùbá Christians and Muslims to manage their disputes, crises, and conflicts to avoid violence and maintain peace within their host Yorùbá culture, religion, and values. The qualitative method of …
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Intersecting religion and culture: A comparative study of circumcision rites in the Old Testament and Yorùbá culture
… circumcision in both the Old Testament and Yorùbá tradition, examining how the ritual conveys and perpetuates communal identity, religious meaning, and cultural belonging. The Old Testament provides the main focus, where in Genesis 17, circumcision is established as a divinely instituted …
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Arabaribiti, for SATB Voices Divisi
… and preserves the linguistic contours of the Yorùbá language, which is rich in tonal inflection, while also engaging Western musical traditions and compositional techniques. Hence, the texts are carefully set to music with consideration to the melodic contour that mirrors the meaning of the …
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Piety in Production: Video Filmmaking as Religious Encounter in Bénin
… considers the production of video films by Nàgó–Yorùbá creators along Bénin’s southeastern border with Nigeria. There they find themselves at the margins of three better-funded arts industries with contrasting attitudes toward Nàgó–Yorùbá culture and aesthetics. In Nigeria, much of the Nollywood …
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Heritage and the Holy Spirit: Religious change and the politics of the past in postcolonial Nigeria
… and unresolved tension has emerged within Yorùbá society between those committed to the ongoing production and promotion of cultural heritage and those advancing a rupture-centred theology premised on the disruption and critical re-evaluation of that same heritage. That tension is examined …
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When secrecy goes global: Vodún, tourism, and the politics of knowing in Bénin, West Africa
… Ouidah, Bénin, I examine how local Fon and Yorùbá peoples experience secrecy, while also attending to the transnational movment of secret religious knowledge throughout the African Atlantic as evidence of “realness” and “authenticity” – especially as it relates to spiritual tourism. Drawing …