4 options
Divining the self : a study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness / Velma E. Love.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Love, Velma E., 1949- author.
- Series:
- Signifying (on) Scriptures.
- Signifying (on) Scriptures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ifa--United States.
- Ifa.
- Yoruba (African people)--Religion--Influence.
- Yoruba (African people).
- African Americans--Religious life.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Mythic origins and cultural practices
- Orisha archetypes, cultural memory, and the Odu
- Divining the self
- Symbols and signposts for the journey
- Powers of the mothers
- Oshun, Yemonja, and Oya.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271059266
- 0271059265
- 9780271061467
- 0271061464
- 9780271061450
- 0271061456
- 9780271058276
- 0271058277
- OCLC:
- 842920073
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.