Divining the Self - A Study in Yoruba Myth and Human Consciousness

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Velma E. Love, Velma E. (Winthrop University) Love, Love Velma E.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2012
• EAN: 9780271054056
• ISBN: 978-0-271-05405-6
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Signifying on Scriptures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Tribal religions, Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs, RELIGION / Folk & Tribal