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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455304803321
• Autore: Bascom William Russell <1912-1981.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 1991
• ISBN: 1-282-07955-7; 9786612079559; 0-585-13793-5
• Edizione: [First Midland edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (604 p.)
• Disciplina: 133.3
• Soggetti: Geomancy - Africa, West; Ifa (Religion); Yoruba (African people) - Religion; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "The verses of Ifa [Yoruba text with English translation]": p. 140-563.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART ONE: IFA DIVINATION; Chapter I Introduction; Chapter II Previous Studies; Chapter III The Apparatus of Ifa Divination and the Preliminary Invocations; Chapter IV The Figures of Ifa; Chapter V Specific Alternatives: Ibo and Adimu; Chapter VI The Sacrifices and Medicines; Chapter VII The Predictions; Chapter VIII Professional Ethics; Chapter IX The Diviners; Chapter X The King's Diviners; Chapter XI The System of Belief; Chapter XII The Divination Verses; PART TWO: THE VERSES OF IFA; Ogbe Meji (1-12); Ogbe - (O)yęku (1-3); Ogbe - (I)wori (1-4); Ogbe- (E)di (1-4)Ogbe- (O)bara (1-4); Ogbe- (O)kanran (1-6); Ogbe- (I)rosun (1-5); Ogbe- (O)gunda (1-3); Ogbe - (I)ka (1-3); Qyęku Ogbe (1-4); Qyęku Meji (1-12); Qyęku- (I)wori (1-3); Qyęku- (E)di (1-3); Qyęku- (Q)wonrin (1); Iwori Ogbe (1-6); Iwori- (O)yęku (1-2); Iwori Meji (1-7); Iwori Ofun (1); Edi Meji (1-5); Edi - (O)kanran (1-8); Edi- (I)rosun (1-2); Okanran Meji (1-3); Irosun Obara (1); Irosun Meji (1-2); Irosun Oşę (1-2); Qwonrin Meji (1-2); Owonrin - (I)rętę (1); Ogunda- (I)wori (1); Ogunda Meji (1-2); Qsa- (O)gunda (1); Qsa Meji (1); Irętę Okanran (1); Irętę - (I)rosun (1); Irętę - (O)wonrin (1)Irete- Osa (1-3); Irętę - (O)şę (1-2); Otura- (O)bara (1-4); Otura Irosun (1-4); Oturupon- (O)tura (1); Ika Meji (1-3); Oşę Ogbe (1-4); Oşę - (O)tura (1); Oşę Meji (1-2); Ofun Ogbe (1-4); Ofun (I)wori (1-4); Ofun- (E)di (1-2); Ofun - (O)bara (1-4); Ofun- (O)kanran (1-4); Ofun- (I)rosun (1-5); Ofun- (O)wonrin (1-4); Ofun- (O)gunda (1-6); Ofun- (O)sa (1-3); Ofun- (O)şę (1-4); Ofun Meji (1-6); Parodies (1-4); References Cited
• Sommario/riassunto: ""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