TY  - BOOK
AU  - Love,Velma E.
TI  - Divining the self: a study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness 
T2  - Signifying (on) Scriptures
SN  - 9780271061450
AV  - BL2532 .D585 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - University Park, Pa.
PB  - Pennsylvania State University Press
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Yoruba (African people)
KW  - Religion
KW  - Influence
KW  - Ifa (Religion)
KW  - United States
KW  - Orishas
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - "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"--
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ER  -