Sixteen cowries : Yoruba divination from Africa to the New World /

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"" ... a landmark in research of African oral traditions.""--African Arts "" ... a significant contribution to the understanding of Yoruba religious belief, magic, and art.""--Journal of Religion in Africa Yoruba texts and English translations of a divination...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bascom, William Russell, 1912-1981
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1980.
Subjects:
Yoruba (African people) > Religion.
Divination > Nigeria.
Black people > Latin America > Religion.
Cowries.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Religion.
Personnes noires > Amérique latine > Religion.
Cauris (Coquillages)
RELIGION > General.
Black people > Religion.
Divination.
Latin America.
Nigeria.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part One: Sixteen Cowries; Chapter I Introduction; Chapter II The Divination Verses; Chapter III The System of Belief; Part Two: The Verses of Sixteen Cowries; Chapter IV Eji Ogbe; Chapter V Ofun; Chapter VI Ǫsa; Chapter VII Ǫkanran; Chapter VIII Eji Oko; Chapter IX Irosun; Chapter X Ǫşę; Chapter XI Ogunda; Chapter XII Ǫbara; Chapter XIII Odi; Chapter XIV Ǫwǫnrin; Chapter XV Ejila Şębǫra; Chapter XVI Ika; Chapter XVII Oturupǫn; Chapter XVIII Ofun Kanran; Chapter XIX Irętę; Chapter XX Opira; Appendix; References Cited.

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