Sixteen Cowries
Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World| By: | William W. Bascom |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780253208477 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780253013675 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 1980 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.