Divining the self
Love, Velma E., 1949-
Divining the self a study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness / [electronic resource] : Velma E. Love. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (xi, 143 p.) : ill. - Signifying (on) Scriptures . - Signifying (on) Scriptures. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-134) 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.
"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"--
9780271061450 (electronic bk.) 0271061456 (electronic bk.)
African Americans--Religious life.
Yoruba (African people)--Religion--Influence.
Ifa (Religion)--United States.
Orishas.
RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal
Electronic books.
BL2532.S5 / L68 2012eb
299.6833300973
Divining the self a study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness / [electronic resource] : Velma E. Love. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (xi, 143 p.) : ill. - Signifying (on) Scriptures . - Signifying (on) Scriptures. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-134) 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.
"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"--
9780271061450 (electronic bk.) 0271061456 (electronic bk.)
African Americans--Religious life.
Yoruba (African people)--Religion--Influence.
Ifa (Religion)--United States.
Orishas.
RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal
Electronic books.
BL2532.S5 / L68 2012eb
299.6833300973
