TY  - BOOK
AU  - Love,Velma E.
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - Divining the self: a study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness 
T2  - Signifying (on) Scriptures
SN  - 9780271058276
AV  - BL2532.S5 L68 2012
U1  - 299.6833300973 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - University Park, Pa.
PB  - Pennsylvania State University Press
KW  - Orishas
KW  - Ifa (Religion)
KW  - United States
KW  - Yoruba (African people)
KW  - Religion
KW  - Influence
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
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"--Provided by publisher
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780271058276/
ER  -