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Reciting Ifa

Identity, Difference and Heterogeneity

ISBN-13: 9781592216390

Contributor(s): K. Noel Amherd

Subjects: African Studies (Regional)

Publisher: Africa World Press

Publisher Imprint: Africa World Press

Publication Date: 29-07-2010

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£34.95

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About the book

In traditional Yoruba culture, If is a system of divination consisting of verses performed by a babalawo', or initiated priest. Often reified as a static, absolute series of repetitions, If is, however, intrinsically connected to the people who recite it. Amherd's study therefore focuses on the often ignored context of If performance and the crucial role of the individual babalawo priest, challenging the uncritical perception of If as a facile, static repetition of itself and emphasising it as a philosophical heritage that privileges heterogeneity.'

Reciting Ifa

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