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- Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
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- 1980
- Published by: Indiana University Press
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" . . . 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 Africa
Yoruba 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.
Table of Contents
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- Part One: Sixteen Cowries
- Chapter I. Introduction
- pp. 3-14
- Chapter II. The Divination Verses
- pp. 15-31
- Chapter III. The System of Belief
- pp. 32-52
- Part Two: The Verses of Sixteen Cowries
- Chapter IV. Eji Ogbe
- pp. 54-185
- Chapter V. Ofun
- pp. 186-223
- Chapter VI. Ǫsa
- pp. 224-277
- Chapter VII. Ǫkanran
- pp. 278-295
- Chapter VIII. Eji Oko
- pp. 296-317
- Chapter IX. Irosun
- pp. 318-387
- Chapter X. Ǫşę
- pp. 388-447
- Chapter XI. Ogunda
- pp. 448-493
- Chapter XII. Ǫbara
- pp. 494-581
- Chapter XIII. Odi
- pp. 582-665
- Chapter XIV. Ǫwǫnrin
- pp. 666-717
- Chapter XV. Ejila Şębǫra
- pp. 718-741
- Chapter XVI. Ika
- pp. 742-749
- Chapter XVII. Oturupǫn
- pp. 750-763
- Chapter XVIII. Ofun Kanran
- pp. 764-767
- Chapter XIX. Irętę
- pp. 768-771
- Chapter XX. Opira
- pp. 772-773
- References Cited
- pp. 787-790
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