Divining the self (Record no. 31725)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | sulb-eb0010434 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | BD-SySUS |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20160404144257.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 120416s2012 pau o 00 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780271058276 |
| International Standard Book Number | 0271058277 |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780271054056 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 0271054050 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MdBmJHUP |
| Transcribing agency | MdBmJHUP |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BL2532.S5 |
| Item number | L68 2012 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 299.6833300973 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Love, Velma E., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1949- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Divining the self |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | a study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Velma E. Love. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | University Park, Pa. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Pennsylvania State University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| Place of manufacture | (Baltimore, Md. : |
| Manufacturer | Project MUSE, |
| Date of manufacture | 2015) |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Signifying (on) Scriptures |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "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"--Provided by publisher. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on print version record. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Orishas. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Ifa (Religion) |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Yoruba (African people) |
| General subdivision | Religion |
| -- | Influence. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | African Americans |
| General subdivision | Religious life. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Project Muse. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Public note | Full text available: |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780271058276/">https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780271058276/</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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