Divining the Self: A Study in Yoruba Myth and Human Consciousness
Author:   Velma E. Love (Winthrop University)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Volume:   1
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9780271054056


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   25 October 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Velma E. Love (Winthrop University)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780271054056


ISBN 10:   0271054050
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   25 October 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Mythic Origins and Cultural Practices 2 Orisha Archetypes, Cultural Memory, and the Odu 3 Divining the Self 4 Symbols and Signposts for the Journey 5 Powers of the Mothers 6 Oshun, Yemonja, and Oya Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Captivating! Velma Love has crafted a very fine study of the Odu in diaspora. The historical, ethnographic work here fulfills the important promise of the Signifying (on) Scriptures model. Anyone interested in the social life of scriptures will value this book. James S. Bielo, author of Words upon the Word and Emerging Evangelicals


This historical context for researchers of contemporary Ifa/Orisha tradition in the United States remains vital, as well as being simply enjoyable reading for practitioners of Yoruba religion. --Daniel Foor, Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies


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Velma E. Love is Project Director of the Howard University School of Divinity's National Study of Black Congregational Life.

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