A Recitation of Ifa, Oracle of the Yoruba

Gleason, Judith With Awotunde Aworinde And John Olaniyi Ogundipe

ISBN 10: 0670590657 / ISBN 13: 9780670590650

Published by Grossman Publishers, 1973

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Fully readable with visible signs of use. Cover may have creases, dents, or edge wear. Pages may include writing, highlighting, or folded corners. Binding remains intact. Dust jacket included if originally issued with hardcover. Supplemental items e.g., CDs, codes, or inserts are not guaranteed. We ship daily, Monday through Friday excluding weekends and holidays , in a protective poly mailer for secure delivery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Recitation of Ifa, Oracle of the Yoruba
• Publisher: Grossman Publishers
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670590657
• ISBN 13: 9780670590650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

Ifa, teacher of gods and men, is the oracle of the Yoruba, an important West African people. Like I Ching, Ifa is a system of divination based on the casting of sacred objects to produce a set of signs - signs (hexagrams) in I Ching, "odus" in Ifa. But unlike the codified Chinese system, Ifa is an oral tradition transmitted and revealed only by its priests in recitations, each of which is unique.