Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World

ISBN-13: 9780253208477 / Angielski / Miękka / 1980 / 800 str.

William BASCOM; William R. Bascom

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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 AfricaYoruba 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.