Name: Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination From Africa to the new World
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Author: William W. Bascom
ISBN: 9780253208477

portada Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination From Africa to the new World

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Indiana University Press

Author

William W. Bascom

Year

1980

Language

English

Pages

800

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0253208475

ISBN13

9780253208477

Edition No.

2001

Synopsis "Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination From Africa to the new World"

... a landmark in research of African oral traditions."―African Arts... a significant contribution to the understanding of Yoruba religious belief, magic, and art." ―Journal of Religion in AfricaYoruba texts and English translations of a divination system that originated in Nigeria and is widely practiced today by male and female diviners in the diaspora. A landmark edition.