Ifa Divination:

Name: Ifa Divination:
Author: William Bascom
ISBN: 9798831592719

Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa

By William Bascom

Book code: 531835

Synopsis

More than two decades after its first publication in 1969, William Bascom's landmark study of Ifá, the most important and elaborate system of divination of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, remains a monumental contribution to several fields of scholarship, including cultural anthropology, folklore, religion, philosophy, linguistics, and African and African-American studies. At the heart of the book is the most complete published collection of verses recited by Yoruba diviners in the practice of the Ifa Divination ritual. Included are the Yoruba Texts, transcribed by Bascom, with interlinear and free translations accompanied by extensive commentaries. Prefacing the verses is Bascom's meticulous analysis of the Ifa Divination System, the training and selection of diviners, the sacrifices, rituals, and paraphernalia associated with divination, and the religious and cultural values implicit in the verses.

Features

ISBN	9798831592719
Number of Pages	604
Edition	1 (2023)
Format	16x23 (160x230)
Binding	Paperback without Flaps
Color	Black and White
Paper Type	Uncoated offset 90g
Language	English