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Divining the Self:

A Study in Yoruba Myth and Human Consciousness
  • ISBN-13: 9780271054063
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Velma E. Love
  • Price: AUD $54.99
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  • Local release date: 19/10/2012
  • Format: Paperback 160 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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Explores the dynamics of African American engagements with the Holy Odu, the unwritten sacred scriptures of the West African Ifa Orisha tradition. Examines the experiences of selected practitioners, focusing on the ways in which the divinatory narrative and associated mythology impact self-understanding and worldview.


Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Mythic Origins and Cultural Practices

2 Orisha Archetypes, Cultural Memory, and the Odu

3 Divining the Self

4 Symbols and Signposts for the Journey

5 Powers of the Mothers

6 Oshun, Yemonja, and Oya

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index


“This historical context for researchers of contemporary Ifa/Orisha tradition in the United States remains vital, as well as being simply enjoyable reading for practitioners of Yoruba religion.”

—Daniel Foor, Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies

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