Sex and the Empire That is No More : Gender and the Politics of Metaphor in Oyo Yoruba Religion

Preface ix Foreword xxxv Note on Orthography xliii 1. A Ritual History 1(27) 2. The Op? Renaissance 28(34) 3. Igboho in the Age of Abiola 62(35) 4. A Ritual Biography 97(36) 5. Engendering Power: The Mythic and Iconic Foundations of Priestly Action 133(46) 6. Re-dressing Gender 179(47) 7. Conclusion: Dialogue, Debate, and the Chose du Texte 226(17) Appendix I. Oriki Yemoja (Yemoja Panegyrics) 243(8) Appendix II. A Partial Genealogy of the Oyeboode Priests 251(2) Appendix III. Yemoja in the Kingdom of Sango: The Ritual Calendar 253(12) Appendix IV. Sango Pipe (Sango Panegyrics) 265(2) Appendix V. The Naming Ceremony 267(4) Bibliography 271