%0 Journal Article %T Culturally, Historically Communicating the Yoruba's Traditional Concept of Military Heroism: ¨¢¨¢re ¨®n¨¢ Kakanf¨® %A Bayo Omolola %J KOME : International Journal of Pure Communication Inquiry %D 2013 %I Hungarian Communication Studies Association %X This article uses Fischer¡¯s narrative paradigm to analyze the traditional war leaders of the Yoruba in the south-west of Nigeria. The paradigm resonates with Kenneth Burke¡¯s dramatistic pentad, which stress symbolic actions. The article defines the title, highlights its origin, presents the characteristics of an ¨¤¨¤re ¨°n¨¤ Kakanf¨° and tells a brief history of each holder of the title. The purpose ofpresenting all these is to argue that through the history and tradition of ¨¤¨¤re ¨°n¨¤ Kakanf¨° of the Yoruba land, Yoruba concept of military heroism is constructed and communicated. Also, this article shows how the public react to the character of the ¨¤¨¤re ¨°n¨¤ Kakanf¨°. In addition, it examines the relevance of the title in the contemporary Nigerian politics. %K war %K bellicose %K brave %K courageous %K tactics %K trouble %K culture %K tradition %K fear %K politics %K paraphernalia %K title holder(s) %K history %U http://komejournal.com/files/7kakanfo.pdf