Variations on a Theme: Ritual, Performance, Intellect

In John Pemberton (ed.), Insight and Artistry: A Cross-Cultural Study of Art and Divination in Central and West Africa. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 168--174 (2000)
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The methodology underlying an African system of divination, in this case Yoruba Ifa, reveals standards that safeguard objectivity as well as creative input from legitimate diviners.

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