Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World - Paperback

by William W. Bascom (Author)

" . . . 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.