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ISBN-13 · 9780253208477ISBN-10 · 0253208475Publisher · Indiana University Press (Ips)Format · Trade Paperback, 800 pagesPublished · 1993Language · English
Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
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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 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.