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Divining the self : a study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness / Velma E. Love.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Signifying (on) ScripturesPublisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]Description: 1 online resource (xi, 143 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780271061450
  • 0271061456
  • 9780271059266
  • 0271059265
  • 0271061464
  • 9780271061467
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Divining the self.DDC classification:
  • 299.6833300973 23
LOC classification:
  • BL2532.S5 L68 2012eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • LC 29610
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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.
Summary: This book 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.

This book 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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-134) and index.

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.

Print version record.

English.