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    The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts

    By Baba Ifa Karade

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    In this introductory volume, Baba Ifa Karade provides an easily understandable overview of the Yoruba religion. He describes 16 orisha and shows us how to work with divination, to use the chakras to internalize the teachings of Yoruba, and describes how to create a sacred place of worship. Includes prayers, dances, songs, offerings, and sacrifices to honor the orisha and egun. Illustrations, charts, glossary, bibliography, and index.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Wheel Weiser
    Release dateJan 15, 1994
    ISBN9781609256272
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    The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts
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    Baba Ifa Karade

    Baba Ifa Karade holds a degree in Africana studies from Rutgers University and has written a number of books about the Yoruba/Ifa culture. He has traveled to Kenya, Nigeria, the Caribbean, Brazil, Netherlands, and throughout the United States. He’s been a keynote lecturer at colleges across the United States and at Orisha conferences throughout the world.

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    • 5/5
      For anyone new to this spirituality or trying to explain it to someone who is not familiar, this book is a perfect guide and gives great insight.
    • 5/5
      Basic and to the point. Thank you. Adde Osun

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Right after John Mason comes Baba Ifa Karade. This book takes the inclusive energy of Ifa to a new level by offering simple, comparative excerpts from religious texts from differing religions, even a list of chakras and their Yoruba counterparts. Interesting and mind/heart opening.

      2 people found this helpful