ISBN-13: 9780253208477
Trade Paperback
800 Pages
Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
by Bascom, William Russell
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Product Details
ISBN-139780253208477
ISBN-100253208475
PublisherIndiana University Press (Ips)
Published11-1993
Edition1st
LanguageEnglish
FormatTrade Paperback
Pages800
About This Book
" . . . 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.