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Divining the Self [Recurso electrónico] : A Study in Yoruba Myth and Human Consciousness / Velma E. Love.
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TextoSeries Signifying (on) Scriptures | Book collections on Project MUSEDetalles de publicación: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012. 2015)Descripción: 1 online resource (144 p.)Tipo de contenido: - texto
- con mediación
- online resource
- 9780271058276
- 0271058277
- 299.6833300973
- BL2532.S5 L68 2012
Contenidos:
Resumen: "Explores the dynamics of African American engagements with the Holy Odu, the unwritten sacred scriptures of the West African Ifa Orisha tradition. Examines the experiences of selected practitioners, focusing on the ways in which the divinatory narrative and associated mythology impact self-understanding and worldview"--Provided by publisher.
Mythic origins and cultural practices -- Orisha archetypes, cultural memory, and the Odu -- Divining the self -- Symbols and signposts for the journey -- Powers of the mothers -- Oshun, Yemonja, and Oya.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mythic origins and cultural practices -- Orisha archetypes, cultural memory, and the Odu -- Divining the self -- Symbols and signposts for the journey -- Powers of the mothers -- Oshun, Yemonja, and Oya.
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"Explores the dynamics of African American engagements with the Holy Odu, the unwritten sacred scriptures of the West African Ifa Orisha tradition. Examines the experiences of selected practitioners, focusing on the ways in which the divinatory narrative and associated mythology impact self-understanding and worldview"--Provided by publisher.
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