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Birthdate: 1912
Date of death: 1981-09-11
Gender: male
Education: University of Wisconsin (BA - Physics, MA - Anthropology)
Northwestern University (PhD - Anthropology)
Occupations: professor
anthropologist
folklorist
Organizations: University of California, Berkeley
Northwestern University
Relationships: Montera, Berta (wife)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Princeton, Illinois, USA
Associated Place (for map): Illinois, USA

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Ifa Divination: Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa (Midland Book, MB 638) by William Russell Bascom

After reading its easy to see why this text is understood as a landmark must read. It is well researched and given the limitations of not being a practitioner of the faith I don't really see how one could ask for more from a writer. I very much appreciated the way it locates the Ifa divining practices as a apart of this web of spiritual practices that influence each other as well as the way Bascom filled in the contextual gaps with extensive footnotes. This is an text i would recommend in show more for those looking to begin developing their understanding of the role divination plays within Ifa. show less

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Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa (Midland Book, Mb 638) by William Russell Bascom

An oldie but a goodie!

Nov 15, 20081 other review

galeriseni_uitm 289 reviews

AFRICAN ART IN CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE by William Russell Bascom