Ifa Divination: Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa (Midland Book)

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I just received it... shipping was very quick. Very informative information, so far.

As soon as I slow down I will break this open properly great book great read I recommend this should be part of your collection in the beginning of your spiritual journey peace and love from Orlando Florida.

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This book is really great, it goes very deep into what Ifa divination is, and thus we can learn who divination was from 300 to 400 years or more, it also has a lots of prays specially from the Mejis, and its meaning, it doesn't contains all 256 Oduns but it does contains like 198 african patakies with its meaning that I believe it would be a great used for those who like to have a general knowledge, and of course for those babalawos who would like to use it on the Ebbo. it has pictures and a wide history of Ifa and how it differs in Africa from one region to another for example in Ife Ifa is called Ifa meanwhile in Dahomey is called FA and there are a couple of discrepancies between one region to another but at the End is Ifa. THIS BOOK IS REALLY WORTH IT FOR ITS PRICE AND FOR THE KNOWLEDGE, IN CONCLUSION IS A BOOK EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE. SPECIALLY BABALAWOSEste libro es realmente genial, es muy profunda en lo que es la adivinación de Ifa, y por lo tanto podemos aprender como ha sido la adivinación de 300 a 400 años o más, tiene bastantes rezos especialmente de los Mejis, y su significado, no contiene informacion de los 256 Oduns pero sí contiene como 198 patakies africanos con su significado, que creo que sería una gran utilidad para aquellos que gustan de tener un conocimiento general, y por supuesto para los babalawos que quieran utilizarlo en el ebbo. Tiene imágenes y una amplia historia de Ifá y cómo se diferencia en África de una región a otra, por ejemplo en Ife, Ifá se le llama por su parte Ifa,y en Dahomey se llama FA y hay un par de discrepancias entre una región a otra, otro podria ser el orden de Importancia de los Mejis varia tambien, y estos son unas pocas cosas que contiene, pero al final es Ifá. Este libro realmente vale la pena por su precio y por el conocimiento, EN CONCLUSION ES UN LIBRO que todos deberían tener.ESPECIALMENTE BABALAWOS.

Love this book

Yes a Classic, that I loaded out years ago.Just getting the opportunity to replace it!

This book was recommended to be by a very trusted person - I thought it would tell me all I need to know about Ifá. I was mistaken. Much of the Yoruba faith is secret, so I was not looking to find what I knew I could not. However, women seeking to learn about Yoruba practices should not read the book as women cannot use the divination methods that Bascom describes in the book. Not to say that one should not order it...all reading is good. Do not expect to read about anything that is not involving Babalawos, and divination using Merindinlogun. The information was informative and interesting, but not useful for me at all since I am female and cannot become a Babalawo. This book would be most helpful for men without an Awo as of yet, seeking to learn more about Ifá. The most, for a woman, that this book has to offer is the Odu verses - which are not complete. For that I would have purchased the complete Odu-Ifá with additional books on the Orisa and other aspects of this spirituality. I would recommend, for beginners, books by Karade instead.

Excelente livro ... utilizo para pesquisas sobre o tema.

This was a text which I wanted to 20 years ago 1993. But the stores in montreal notified me that they could not get it. Thank you SISTER AMERICA. because thats what mature sister does she in courage you to grow maturely.And it's nice to know that Oyotunji villageIs out in Texas. Its even more exciting that Texas is bringing out the proper and very well trained scholars from Nigeria to speak about IFA and the African system of thought..MUCHAS GRACIAS

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Un básico para que occidente trate de entender la visión religiosa Yoruba; desde un punto de vista académico. Trabajo serio y bien referenciado.