The book of African divination : interpreting the forces of destiny with techniques from the Venda, Zulu, and Yoruba / Raymond Buckland and Kathleen Binger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckland, Raymond.

Binger, Kathleen, author.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Divination--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Divination.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, 138 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm + 80 cards (9 x 7 cm)

Distribution:

Williston, VT : Distributed to the book trade in the U.S. by American International Distribution Corp.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, Vt. : Destiny Books, 1992.

Summary:

Drawing on diverse African traditions, the authors take us on a fascinating journey of magical divination practices--from Venda tablets and divining bowls to Zulu " bone" casting, Yoruba seashell casting, and Tikar spider cards.

- Comes complete with an eighty-card divination deck based on the Tikar spider cards

- Illustrates in detail how to make and use many different traditional tools of African divination

- Explains the history and myths behind the methods

- Includes sample readings to help the reader evaluate results

- Interest continues to build in the ways and wisdom of tribal people

Contents:

Divination

Africa and African Life

African Divination

Venda Divination

Zulu Divination

Yoruba Divination

Tikar Spider Divination

Sample Readings.

Notes:

Text design by Randi Jinkins.

Tikar Spider Card illustrations by Ray Rue.

Interior illustrations by Annemie Curlin.

Issued in case.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-136) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0892813644

9780892813643

OCLC:

25316875

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