Divining the self : a study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness /

This book explores the dynamics of African American engagements with the Holy Odu, the unwritten sacred scriptures of the West African Ifa Orisha tradition. Examines the experiences of selected practitioners, focusing on the ways in which the divinatory narrative and associated mythology impact self...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Love, Velma E., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]
Colección:Signifying (on) Scriptures.
Temas:
African Americans > Religious life.
Yoruba (African people) > Religion > Influence.
Ifa (Religion) > United States.
Orishas.
Noirs américains > Vie religieuse.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Religion > Influence.
Ifa > États-Unis.
Orisha.
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
Ifa (Religion)
Orishas
Yoruba (African people) > Religion > Influence
Yoruba
Ifa-Religion
Mythologie
Afroamerikanischer Synkretismus
Religionsethnologie
Religiöses Leben
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book explores the dynamics of African American engagements with the Holy Odu, the unwritten sacred scriptures of the West African Ifa Orisha tradition. Examines the experiences of selected practitioners, focusing on the ways in which the divinatory narrative and associated mythology impact self-understanding and worldview. --
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 143 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-134) and index.
ISBN:9780271061450
0271061456
9780271059266
0271059265
0271061464
9780271061467

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