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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bascom, William Russell, 1912-1981
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1980.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Yoruba (African people) > Religion.
Divination.
Cowries.
Black people > Religion.
RELIGION > General.
Cauris (Coquillages)
Personnes noires > Amerique latine > Religion.
Divination > Nigeria.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Religion.
Black people > Latin America > Religion.
Nigeria.
Latin America.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"" ... 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 system that originated in Nigeria and is widely practiced today by male and female diviners in the diaspora. A landmark edition
Description matérielle:1 online resource (800 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780253013675

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