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Ifa Divination: Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa
William W. Bascom
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Description for Ifa Divination: Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRA; HRKT; HRQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1072.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253206381
SKU
V9780253206381
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