Sixteen Cowries : Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World - William W. Bascom

Sixteen Cowries

Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World

By: William W. Bascom

Paperback | 1 November 1993

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" . . . 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.

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