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...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês iorubá |
| Publicado em: |
Bloomington, Ind. :
Indiana University Press,
[1969]
|
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt16gzhwk |
| Resumo: | ""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 |
|---|---|
| Descrição do item: | Includes "The verses of Ifa [Yoruba text with English translation]." |
| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (x, 575 pages) : illustrations |
| Formato: | 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 |