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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aLove, Velma E.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aDivining the Self :
_bA Study in Yoruba Myth and Human Consciousness /
_cVelma E. Love.
264 1 _aUniversity Park, PA :
_bPenn State University Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©2012
300 _a1 online resource (160 p.) :
_b3 illustrations
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490 0 _aSignifying (on) Scriptures ;
_v1
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tPreface and Acknowledgments --
_tA Note on the Text --
_tIntroduction --
_t1 Mythic Origins and Cultural Practices --
_t2 Orisha Archetypes, Cultural Memory, and the Odu --
_t3 Divining the Self --
_t4 Symbols and Signposts for the Journey --
_t5 Powers of the Mothers --
_t6 Oshun, Yemonja, and Oya --
_tConclusion --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aDivining the Self weaves elements of personal narrative, myth, history, and interpretive analysis into a vibrant tapestry that reflects the textured, embodied, and performative nature of scripture and scripturalizing practices. Velma Love examines the Odu-the Yoruba sacred scriptures-along with the accompanying mythology, philosophy, and ritual technologies engaged by African Americans. Drawing from the personal narratives of African American Ifa practitioners along with additional ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Oyotunji African Village, South Carolina, and New York City, Love's work explores the ways in which an ancient worldview survives in modern times. Divining the Self also takes up the challenge of determining what it means for the scholar of religion to study scripture as both text and performance. This work provides an excellent case study of the sociocultural phenomenon of scripturalizing practices.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021)
650 0 _aAfrican Americans
_xReligious life.
650 0 _aIfa (Religion)
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aOrishas.
650 0 _aYoruba (African people)
_xReligion
_xInfluence.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Comparative Religion.
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