Ifa Divination Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa

Name: Ifa Divination Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa
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ISBN: 9780253328908

ISBN-10: 025332890X

ISBN-13: 9780253328908

Edition: 1969

Authors: William Russell Bascom

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"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.

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 1969
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 12/12/1911
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 604
Size: 7.49" wide x 10.31" long x 1.68" tall
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Previous Studies



The Apparatus of Ifa Divination and the Preliminary Invocations



The Figures of Ifa



Specific Alternatives: Ibo and Adimu



The Sacrifices and Medicines



The Predictions



Professional Ethics



The Diviners



The King's Diviners



The System of Belief



The Divination Verses



The Verses of Ifa


References Cited