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9 ££ .C\ p If I Yoirubcu gurus Indigenous Production of Knowledge, in Africa, Yorubn Qurus Indigenous Production of Knowledge* in Africa/ Toy in Taiolo/ Africa World Press, Inc. P.O. Box 1892 P.O. Box 48 Trenton, NJ 08607 Asmara, ERITREA Africa World Press, Inc. P.O. Box 1892 P.O. Box 48 Trenton, NJ 08607 Asmara, ERITREA Copyright ® 1999 Tbyin Falola First Printing 1999 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopy¬ ing, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. Cover and Book design: Jonathan Gullery Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Falola, Tbyin. Yoruba gurus : indegenous production of knowledge in Africa / by Toyin Falola. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-86543-698-3 (hardbound). - ISBN 0-86543-699-1 (pbk.) 1. Yoruba (African people)-Intellectual life. 2. Yoruba (African people)-History. 3. Philosophy, Yoruba. 4. Intellectuals- -Nigeria-History. I. Title. DT515.45.Y67F353 1998 966.9’00496333-dc21 98-37140 CIP For My Daughter, Toyin Falola, the Bridge Between the Past and the Future CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgments ix Chapter One The Evolution of Indigenous Production of Knowledge 1 Chapter Two Samuel Johnson: The Pioneer and Patriarch 31 Chapter Three M. C. Adeyemi: The Historian of Oyo 53 Chapter Four King Isaac Babalola Akinyele: The Scholar of Ihadan 93 Chapter Five Kemi Morgan: Another Reconstruction of Ibadan History 133 Chapter Six Chief Samuel Ojo Bada: The Frontier City of Ilorin 157 Chapter Seven Theophilus Olabode Avoseh: Major and Minor Works on Epe and Badagry 173 Chapter Eight Unsung Authors of the Modern Era: The Histories of Igbomina 237 Chapter Nine Alternative Knowledge: Perspectives, Ideas, and Relevance 279 Bibliography 305 Index 311

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