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

""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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Autor principal: Bascom, William R., 1912-1981
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
ioruba
Publicat: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, [1969]
Accés en línia:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt16gzhwk
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Sumari:""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
Descripció de l’ítem:Includes "The verses of Ifa [Yoruba text with English translation]."
Descripció física:1 online resource (x, 575 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780253114655
0253114659
9780253206381
9780253328908
0585137935
9780585137933
025332890X
0253206383