Born in 1947, Ifáy?mí ???úndàgbonù ?l??buìb?n descends from a long line of Yorùbá healers, philosophers, and priests. A fervent disciple of Ifá from age four, ?l??buìb?n grew to become both a living moral exemplar and an internationally recognized face of his religion. The first scholarly work to connect the biography of a devout Ifá practitioner to broader intellectual conversations around pluriversalism and Indigenous knowledge systems, Ifá Priestcraft analyzes the complexities of Yorùbá philosophy and religion and their lasting cultural impact in Nigeria and throughout the diaspora. Toyin Falola, a world-renowned scholar of African studies, employs a phenomenological approach that recognizes and solidifies the voice of the "guru" as an organic and authentic source of knowledge. The result is a wholly original and uniquely interdisciplinary study of Yorùbá spirituality and an extraordinary contribution to the field of ancestral studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Frontispice
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Note on Translation
- Introduction: Cosmologies in Global Historical Context
- 1. Ẹlẹ́buìbọn: The Preternatural Voyage of a Mystic
- 2. Being: The Immaterial Beginning
- 3. Human Actions and Destiny
- 4. Sacrifices and Sacred Communications
- 5. The Invisible Hands
- 6. Ọbàtálá and His Children: Constructing a Functional Society
- 7. Ọ̀rúnmìlà and Akápò: Conflict Management and Resolution in Ifá
- 8. Inclusivity and Gender in Ifá
- 9. Sacredness in the World
- 10. Àṣẹ: The Performative Force of Ìwúre
- 11. Ẹlẹ́buìbọn: Ifá Epistemologies and Yorùbá Cosmologies
- Conclusion: Ẹlẹ́buìbọn and Cosmologies in Contemporary Society
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- Series List
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