num_pages: 800
description: " . . . a landmark in research of African oral traditions." ―African Arts " . . . a significant contribution to the understanding of Yoruba religious belief, magic, and art." ―Journal of Religion in Africa Yoruba texts and English translations of a divination system that originated in Nigeria and is widely practiced today by male and female diviners in the diaspora. A landmark edition.
language: English
title: Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
titlecomplete: Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
genres: Africa, Divination, Religion
ratings_count: 37
publisher: Indiana University Press