| ID | 084470 |
| Title Proper | The cult of Awo |
| Other Title Information | the political life of a dead leader |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Adebanwi, Wale |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay examines the 'posthumous career' of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late leader of the Yoruba of Nigeria. It focuses on why he has been unusually effective as a symbol in the politics of Yorubaland and Nigeria. Regarding Awolowo as a recent ancestor, the essay elaborates why death, burial and statue are useful in the analysis of the social history of, and elite politics in, Africa. The Awolowo case is used to contest secularist and modernist assumptions about 'modernity' and 'rationality' in a contemporary African society. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 46, No.3 ; Sep 2008 :p335-360 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 46, No.3 ; Sep 2008 :p335-360 |
| Key Words | Cult ; Awo ; Political Life ; Dead ; Leader |