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Ifa divination : communication between gods and men in West Africa / William Bascom

by William Bascomb

A study of Ifa, the primary divination system of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, analysing its significance in oral literature, religion, philosophy, and cultural heritage.

Accession 11476 ISBN 9780253206381 Publisher Indiana University Press
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