INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM: A SURVEY OF TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN PRE-COLONIAL YORUBALAND
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2021-12
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Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria
Abstract
The same principles apparently underline science and technology, be it modern or indigenous. What perhaps differs is the nature, forms and stage of development. In spite of the increasing advancements in science and technology today, there is still much to be found and cherished within the Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS). This study validates the fact that science and technology are inherently enmeshed in the existence of every society. Nigerians in general and the Yoruba in particular have a long history of science and technology which dates back to a very early period. Much of African cultural tradition, science, religion and other forms were plagiarized, stolen and adopted without due credit to the African inventors and originators. Hence, this paper surveys the traditional communication system and its functions in pre-colonial Yorubaland in order to retrieve waning and irresistible valuables and deeply reflect on the implications. Findings reveal that trends in modern science and technology owes its origin to the IKS due to the fact that the full knowledge of man in the present can only be approached through a scrutiny of the records of his past achievements and failures. The paper concludes/suggests a continuous and productive synergy between the IKS and modern innovations as the past is accordingly, the father of the present; and the past and present together provide the only basis for a prognosis of the future. The paper adopts a historical and phenomenological approach with a combination of primary and secondary sources of data gathering.
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This paper surveys the traditional communication system and its functions in pre-colonial Yorubaland in order to retrieve waning and irresistible valuables and deeply reflect on the implications. Every form of communication has its language and symbol embedded in a cultural milieu. Traditional medium should, therefore, be used in conjunction with modern media which people are familiar with in order to make for participatory communication to enhance national development.
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Indigenous Knowledge System, Communication System, Pre-colonial, Yorubaland., Indigenous Knowledge System, Communication System, Pre-colonial, Yorubaland., Indigenous Knowledge System, Communication System, Pre-colonial, Yorubaland.
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pages 171-186