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The Bag of Wisdom: Òsun and the Origins of the Ifá Divination. InMurphy and Sanford, 2001. Òsun Across the Waters: A Yoruba Goddess in Africa and the Americas. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001, 141–54; Chief FAMA Fundamentals of the Yoruba Religion (Orisa Worship) ISBN 0-9714949-0-8 (works self-published through her company)
Then, sixteen palm or kola nuts, the ikin Ifá, are thrown onto the opon Ifá's wooden surface and the babalowo proceeds to interpret which of the 256 possible sets of odu (verses) are displayed by the nuts. [5] An odu is essentially a word or sign of eight marks that is drawn in the iyerosun powder scattered over the tray.
Ọrunmila (Yoruba: Ọ̀rúnmìlà, also Ọrúnla [1] or Orúla in Latin America) is the Orisha of Wisdom, knowledge, and Divination, is the creator of Ifá and Babalawo concept. He is a high priest of Ifá.
This is done through the interpretation of either the patterns of the divining chain known as Opele, or the sacred palm nuts called Ikin, on the traditionally wooden divination tray called Opon Ifá. In addition to this, some of them also perform divination services on behalf of the kings and paramount chiefs of the Yoruba people.
Pages in category "English–Yoruba translators" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Tunde Adegbola;
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Samuel Ajayi Crowther translated the Bible into Yoruba language and concluded it in the mid-1880s known as "Bibeli Mimo". The complete Yoruba Bible was first published in 1884. In addition to this, several translations have been released by different authors.
English–Yoruba translators (7 P) T. Translators of the Bible into Yoruba (1 P) This page was last edited on 23 November 2015, at 04:13 (UTC). Text is available ...