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Odu Ifa

In: Encyclopedia of Black Studies
Edited by: Molefi Kete Asante & Ama Mazama
Subject:Black Studies
Keywords:African religions; Odu Ifa; sacred text; tradition

The Odu Ifa is the sacred text of the spiritual and ethical tradition of Ifa and one of the great sacred texts of the world. The Ifa tradition has its origins in ancient Yorubaland, but it holds a unique position among ...

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  Asante, M. K., & Mazama, A. (2005). Odu ifa. In Encyclopedia of black studies (Vol. 1, pp. 389-390). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952538.n199
  
  Asante, Molefi K., and Ama Mazama. "Odu Ifa." In Encyclopedia of Black Studies, edited by Asante, Molefi Kete., and Ama Mazama, 389-90. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952538.n199.
  
  Asante, M. K. and Mazama, A. 2005. Odu Ifa. In: Molefi K. Asante and Ama Mazama Editors, 2005. Encyclopedia of Black Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 389-390 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952538.n199> [Accessed 28 Jun 2022].
  
  Asante, Molefi K. and Ama Mazama. "Odu Ifa." Encyclopedia of Black Studies. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005, pp. 389-90. SAGE Knowledge. 28 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952538.n199.
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