The Souls of Yoruba Folk

Contents: A Call ... to the Souls of Yoruba Folk - Theories of Diasporic Indigeneity and Black Feminisms: Living and Imagining Indigeneity Differently - In Dialogue With the Souls of Yoruba Folk: Engaging a Yoruba Worldsense - Overtly Christian, Covertly Yoruba - At a Crossroads: Esu, Language, and the Politics of Critical Spiritual Literacy - «They're not always right but they're older»: The Polemics and Paradoxes of Seniority in Yoruba (Indigenous) Culture - The Response: «Ohun ti o wa leyin offa, o ju oje lo» [What follows six is more than seven] - An Open Letter to Teachers: Pedagogical Implications and Applications of The Souls of Yoruba Folk.

Temitope E. Adefarakan holds a PhD from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto. She is a lecturer in sociology at Victoria University and The Transitional Year Programme of the University of Toronto.

«Temitope E. Adefarakan has written a provocative and exciting book about one of the great cultures of the modern world. Her research into the indigenous spirituality of the Yoruba of Canada is a pioneering work of incredible beauty and power. It will become a classic for those who engage in the discourse on indigeneity as well as those who are interested in the productive spaces for an invigorating spirituality. This is a necessary read for any contemporary intellectual.» (Molefi Kete Asante, Author of An Afrocentric Manifesto)
«Challenging simplistic approaches to religion and the indigenous heritage of African peoples, Adefarakan develops and suggests the rigorous framework of 'critical spiritual literacy' as a concept which powerfully articulates the complex nuances of African spiritual life. Drawing from her own experiences as an African-Canadian of Yoruba descent, Adefarakan presents a case that is powerful and enriching. Indeed, this book is a well-researched contribution to African-centered feminist pedagogy: it will reshape our thinking about culture, race, and indigeneity, and what this means for teaching practice that is both critical and spiritual.» (George J. Sefa Dei, Professor of Social Justice Education and Director, Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies, OISE, University of Toronto, and 2015 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow)