Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa

by William Russell Bascom

"The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba civilization, but also for future generations interested in the continuing vitality of Ifa divination and a Yoruba way of life and thought." ―Henry Drewal

This landmark study of Ifa, the most important and elaborate system of divination of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, remains a monumental contribution to scholarship in anthropology, folklore, religion, philosophy, linguistics, and African and African-American studies.

Genres: Religion, Divination, Africa

608 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1911

Reviews

[Karla Jácome · Rating 5 out of 5]

Terrific! I love how the author respected yoruba language and his enormous effort to translate to English and make simple every odu of ifa.