Ifa Divination

Ifa Divination
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 608
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ISBN-10 : 0253206383
ISBN-13 : 9780253206381
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Book Synopsis Ifa Divination by : William Russell Bascom

Download or read book Ifa Divination written by William Russell Bascom and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1991-03-11 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 Drewal This 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 and African-American studies.


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