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A Calabash of Cowries : Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times / Luisah Teish.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Teish, Luisah, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Africa, West.
- Folklore.
- Tales--Africa, West.
- Tales.
- Goddesses, African--Folklore.
- Goddesses, African.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Orleans, Louisiana : University of New Orleans Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- A collection of tales featuring the Orishas and the wonders of the natural world.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Copyright Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- A Cast of Characters
- Part I: The Calabash
- The Creation
- The Coming of the Orishas
- Oshun Learns the Art of Divining
- Ose Otura
- The Day Her Belly Burst
- Mother of the Night
- Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
- Obatala's Mistake
- The Coming of Iku
- The Oba's Feast
- Part II: The Cowries
- The Division of the Cowries
- Elegba and the Two Friends
- Ogun's Bush Knife
- The First Grave
- Ochoosi's Arrow
- The Deer Woman of Owo
- The Legend of ObaKoso
- The Calabash of Misfortune
- Part III: The Casting
- The Mermaid's Lover
- Olokun's Challenge
- Peace Nana
- The Wishing Star
- Appendices
- Wisdom Ways
- Image Index
- Acknowledgements
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-60801-248-4
- OCLC:
- 1366103709
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