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"... a landmark in research of African oral traditions."Ã Â â African Arts
"... a significant contribution to the understanding of Yoruba religious belief, magic, and art." â Journal of Religion in Africa
Yoruba texts and English translations of a divination system that originated in Nigeria and is widely practiced today by male and female diviners in the diaspora. A landmark edition.
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Sixteen Cowries. Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 790pp. Brick-red cloth. Detailed descriptions of divination practices, with many pages of incantations in Yoruba and English. Light rubbing to one corner of cover, else fine. Seller Inventory # 006215
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Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very Good hardcover in a Good dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing with the full number line. The text is clean and bright. Light aging to the page ends, otherwise the book is free of aging and wear. Light shelf wear to the dust jacket. 790 pp. Seller Inventory # 004595
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 790 pages : illustrations : 24 cm. Occasional notes in pen. CONTENTS; Preface; Part One: Sixteen Cowries; Chapter I Introduction; Chapter II The Divination Verses; Chapter III The System of Belief; Part Two: The Verses of Sixteen Cowries; Chapter IV Eji Ogbe; Chapter V Ofun; Chapter VI Osa; Chapter VII Okanran; Chapter VIII Eji Oko; Chapter IX Irosun; Chapter X Ose; Chapter XI Ogunda; Chapter XII Obara; Chapter XIII Odi; Chapter XIV Owonrin; Chapter XV Ejila Sebora; Chapter XVI Ika; Chapter XVII Oturupon; Chapter XVIII Ofun Kanran; Chapter XIX Irete; Chapter XX Opira; Appendix; References Cited. Seller Inventory # mh524
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