Deep Knowledge : Ways of Knowing in Sufism and Ifa, Two West African Intellectual Traditions /

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This book is an in-depth, comparative study of two of the most popular and influential intellectual and spiritual traditions of West Africa: Tijani Sufism and Ifa. Employing a unique methodological approach that thinks with and from-rather than merely about-these traditions, Oludamini Ogunnaike argu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ogunnaike, Oludamini (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2020]
Colección:Africana Religions ; 5
Temas:
Ifa (Religion) > Africa, West.
Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).
Tijānīyah > Africa, West.
RELIGION / Islam / Sufi.
African Islam.
African Philosophy.
African Traditional Religion.
Africana Philosophy.
Comparative Philosophy.
Ifa.
Islam in Africa.
Sufism.
Tijaniyya.
Yoruba religion.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: African Philosophy
  • Part 1: Ways of Knowing in Tijani Sufism
  • 1 What Is Tijani Sufism
  • 2 What Is Maʿrifa
  • 3 How Is Maʿrifa Acquired
  • 4 How Does Tarbiya Work
  • Part 2: Ways of Knowing in Ifa
  • 5 What Is Ifa
  • 6 Knowledge in Ifa
  • 7 How Is Knowledge Acquired in Ifa
  • 8 How Is Knowledge Verified in Ifa
  • Part 3: Comparing Ifa and Tijani Sufism
  • 9 Comparing Ifa and Tijani Sufism
  • 10 Comparative Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Index

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