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008			120416s2012 pau o 00 0 eng d
020			_a9780271058276
020			_a0271058277
020			_z9780271054056 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_z0271054050
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
050	0	0	_aBL2532.S5 _bL68 2012
082	0	4	_a299.6833300973 _223
100	1		_aLove, Velma E., _d1949-
245	1	0	_aDivining the self _h[electronic resource] : _ba study in Yoruba myth and human consciousness / _cVelma E. Love.
260			_aUniversity Park, Pa. : _bPennsylvania State University Press, _c2012. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (144 p.)
490	1		_aSignifying (on) Scriptures
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aMythic 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			_a"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			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aOrishas.
650		0	_aIfa (Religion) _zUnited States.
650		0	_aYoruba (African people) _xReligion _xInfluence.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xReligious life.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780271058276/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c31725 _d31725