Sixteen Cowries
Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
by William Russell Bascom
790 pages· 1993· ISBN 9780253208477
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"... a landmark in research of African oral traditions."Â —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.
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