Ifa Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance (African Expressive Cultures) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 025301882X ISBN 13: 9780253018823

Verlag: Indiana University Press (IPS), 2016

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Críticas:

This is a rich book with diverse perspectives converging on Ifa divination as a complex knowledge system. It informs readers new to Ifa studies, challenges experts to question their presuppositions, and does all this with multidisciplinary acuity. * Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft * Ifa Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance provides an invaluable glimpse into the richness of indigenous African spiritualities, even when they are transmitted into new geo-cultural environments as African-derived religiosities. . . . This book is a must read. * Reading Religion * Ifa Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance is a valuable addition to the scholarly literature on Ifa. The essays, with amazing depth and complexity, situate this practice and the religion it represents into a broader global context. * H-AfrArts *

Reseña del editor:

This landmark volume compiled by Jacob K. Olupona and Rowland O. Abiodun brings readers into the diverse world of Ifa-its discourse, ways of thinking, and artistic expression as manifested throughout the Afro-Atlantic. Firmly rooting Ifa within African religious traditions, the essays consider Ifa and Ifa divination from the perspectives of philosophy, performance studies, and cultural studies. They also examine the sacred context, verbal art, and the interpretation of Ifa texts and philosophy. With essays from the most respected scholars in the field, the book makes a substantial contribution toward understanding Ifa and its role in contemporary Yoruba and diaspora cultures.

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• Verlag: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 025301882X
• ISBN 13: 9780253018823
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 390
• Herausgeber: Olupona Jacob K, Abiodun Rowland O