Ifa divination : communication between gods and men in West Africa /

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""The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba civilization, but also for future generations interested in the continuing vitality of Ifa div...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bascom, William Russell, 1912-1981
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Yoruba
Published: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, [1969]
Subjects:
Ifa.
Ifa (Religion)
Geomancy > Africa, West.
Yoruba (African people) > Religion.
Geomancy.
Géomancie.
Yorubas > Religion.
Géomancie > Afrique occidentale.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Religion.
geomancy.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Divination > Fortune Telling.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Prophecy.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Divination > General.
RELIGION > General.
West Africa.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:""The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba civilization, but also for future generations interested in the continuing vitality of Ifa divination and a Yoruba way of life and thought.""--Henry DrewalThis landmark study of Ifa, the most important and elaborate system of divination of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, remains a monumental contribution to scholarship in anthropology, folklore, religion, philosophy, linguistics, and African a
Item Description:Includes "The verses of Ifa [Yoruba text with English translation]."
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 575 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780253114655
0253114659

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