{"product_id":"odun-lfa-festival-paperback","title":"Odun lfa Festival - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbosede Emanuel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eỌdun Ifá Ifá Festival\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Abosede Emanuel\u003c\/strong\u003e is a seminal 680-page scholarly work documenting the richness of the Ifá divination system from an indigenous African perspective. First published in 2000, it is the result of 30 years of research by the author, a Western-trained medical doctor of Yoruba descent who sought to reclaim and preserve his cultural heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNoma Award Winner: \u003c\/strong\u003e The book won the prestigious \u003cstrong\u003eNoma Award for Publishing in Africa\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2001.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Document: \u003c\/strong\u003e The award jury described it as an \"outstanding and significant cultural document\" and a vital part of the movement for cultural reclamation within Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntellectual Responsibility: \u003c\/strong\u003e It is noted for assuming direct intellectual responsibility by the Yoruba people for their own collective history and culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work is organized into ten comprehensive parts that cover the philosophical, linguistic, and ritualistic aspects of Ifá \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart I \u0026amp; II: \u003c\/strong\u003e Historical introduction and a deep dive into the fundamental question \"What is Ifá?\", including discussions on the language, religious, and philosophical ideas within the tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: \u003c\/strong\u003e A detailed guide to the stages of rites in Ifá worship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: \u003c\/strong\u003e Presentation of the \u003cstrong\u003e16 Principal Paired Odù of Ifá\u003c\/strong\u003e in original Yoruba with accompanying English translations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParts V-X: \u003c\/strong\u003e Detailed accounts of the Inaugural Odù, Conjuration Odù, the casting of kola nuts, sacrificial rites, sacred chants, and the practice of divination itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 682\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.37 x 8.5 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46377063743623,"sku":"9781636524481","price":71.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7s18Z1fpIl9781636524481.webp?v=1793375459","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/odun-lfa-festival-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}