Bascom, William Russell,  1912-1981. <br/><br/>
Ifa divination :  communication between gods and men in West Africa / 
William Bascom. 
 - Bloomington, Ind. :  Indiana University Press,  [1969] 
 - 1 online resource (x, 575 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/> Includes "The verses of Ifa [Yoruba text with English translation]." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART ONE: IFA DIVINATION; Chapter I Introduction; Chapter II Previous Studies; Chapter III The Apparatus of Ifa Divination and the Preliminary Invocations; Chapter IV The Figures of Ifa; Chapter V Specific Alternatives: Ibo and Adimu; Chapter VI The Sacrifices and Medicines; Chapter VII The Predictions; Chapter VIII Professional Ethics; Chapter IX The Diviners; Chapter X The King's Diviners; Chapter XI The System of Belief; Chapter XII The Divination Verses; PART TWO: THE VERSES OF IFA; Ogbe Meji (1-12); Ogbe -- (O)y�eku (1-3); Ogbe -- (I)wori (1-4) Ogbe- (E)di (1-4)Ogbe- (O)bara (1-4); Ogbe- (O)kanran (1-6); Ogbe- (I)rosun (1-5); Ogbe- (O)gunda (1-3); Ogbe -- (I)ka (1-3); Qy�eku Ogbe (1-4); Qy�eku Meji (1-12); Qy�eku- (I)wori (1-3); Qy�eku- (E)di (1-3); Qy�eku- (Q)wonrin (1); Iwori Ogbe (1-6); Iwori- (O)y�eku (1-2); Iwori Meji (1-7); Iwori Ofun (1); Edi Meji (1-5); Edi -- (O)kanran (1-8); Edi- (I)rosun (1-2); Okanran Meji (1-3); Irosun Obara (1); Irosun Meji (1-2); Irosun O�s�e (1-2); Qwonrin Meji (1-2); Owonrin -- (I)r�et�e (1); Ogunda- (I)wori (1); Ogunda Meji (1-2); Qsa- (O)gunda (1); Qsa Meji (1); Ir�et�e Okanran (1); Ir�et�e -- (I)rosun (1) Ir�et�e -- (O)wonrin (1)Irete- Osa (1-3); Ir�et�e -- (O)�s�e (1-2); Otura- (O)bara (1-4); Otura Irosun (1-4); Oturupon- (O)tura (1); Ika Meji (1-3); O�s�e Ogbe (1-4); O�s�e -- (O)tura (1); O�s�e Meji (1-2); Ofun Ogbe (1-4); Ofun (I)wori (1-4); Ofun- (E)di (1-2); Ofun -- (O)bara (1-4); Ofun- (O)kanran (1-4); Ofun- (I)rosun (1-5); Ofun- (O)wonrin (1-4); Ofun- (O)gunda (1-6); Ofun- (O)sa (1-3); Ofun- (O)�s�e (1-4); Ofun Meji (1-6); Parodies (1-4); References Cited 
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<br/><br/> ""The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba civilization, but also for future generations interested in the continuing vitality of Ifa divination and a Yoruba way of life and thought."" -Henry DrewalThis landmark study of Ifa, the most important and elaborate system of divination of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, remains a monumental contribution to scholarship in anthropology, folklore, religion, philosophy, linguistics, and African a. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780253114655 0253114659 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/ctt16gjknj  JSTOR 56EE07B4-ECD0-4A89-8F63-C2625E8AF617  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ifa.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ifa (Religion)<br/>Geomancy--Africa, West.<br/>Yoruba (African people)--Religion.<br/>G�eomancie.<br/>Yorubas--Religion.<br/>BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Divination--Fortune Telling.<br/>BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Prophecy.<br/>BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Divination--General.<br/>RELIGION--General.<br/>Geomancy.<br/>Ifa (Religion)<br/>Yoruba (African people)--Religion.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West Africa.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF1779.I4  / B3 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>133.3