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Archetypal and Mythic Characters in the áº¸Ì€biÌ€biÌ€ Festival Performances of the áº¸Ì€páº¹Ì Peopl

Authors: ADEBUA Babatunde

Publication Type: Journal article

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Abstract Studies in oral literature have affirmed that forms in the genre are replete with cultural archetypes. By using common archetypes, oral artists attempt to impart realism into their works, as the situations and characters are from the experiences of the world around them. This present study is set in áº¸Ì€páº¹Ì, an IÌ€jáº¹Ì€buÌ speaking Yoruba community in Lagos State, South-western, Nigeria. The áº¸Ì€biÌ€biÌ€ festival, which is celebrated annually among the IÌ€jáº¹Ì€buÌ people, and has archetypes based predominantly on cultural practices, belief systems and the heroism of ancestral figures, is the focus of this study. This study explored the aesthetic use of common archetypes in the áº¸Ì€biÌ€biÌ€ festival, by adopting the Jungian theory of the human psyche which believes in universality of mythic characters, which reside in the collective unconscious of people the world over. It was discovered that the archetypal and mythic characters and events in the áº¸Ì€biÌ€biÌ€ festival, represented fundamental human motifs of human experiences and emotions, and are situated within the matrix of the universal patterns of common archetypes.

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ADEBUA,B. and . (0000). Archetypal and Mythic Characters in the áº¸Ì€biÌ€biÌ€ Festival Performances of the áº¸Ì€páº¹Ì Peopl, 0 (), pp0-0.

ADEBUAB, . Archetypal and Mythic Characters in the áº¸Ì€biÌ€biÌ€ Festival Performances of the áº¸Ì€páº¹Ì Peopl. 0000, 0 ():0-0.

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A.Babatunde , "Archetypal and Mythic Characters in the áº¸Ì€biÌ€biÌ€ Festival Performances of the áº¸Ì€páº¹Ì Peopl" vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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