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Wisdom of Ifá

An Ancient Paradigm for the Twenty-First Century and Beyond. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,5 cm / 15,7 cm / 1,5 cm ( B/H/T )
Buch (Hardcover), 192 Seiten
EAN 9781666931402
Veröffentlicht Januar 2025
Verlag/Hersteller Lexington Books

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This book explores Yoruba spirituality and the complex ways Ifáaacute; as a wisdom source can be used to address the needs of humanity in the twenty-first century and beyond. The contributors examine how Ifá guides us towards sustainable coexistence with our environment, recognizing that our well-being is intricately linked to the health of the planet.

Portrait

Eric M. Bridges is professor of psychology at Clayton State University. Sheila Smith McKoy is the president of Smith McKoy & Associates and has also served as a tenure faculty member and a senior academic leader, most recently at the University of San Francisco. LaJuan Simpson-Wilkey is associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of University College at the University of North Georgia.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction by Eric M. Bridges, Sheila Smith McKoy and LaJuan Simpson Wilkey Chapter 1: An Interview with Dr. Wándé Abímbólá by Eric M. Bridges and Stephen Agyemang-Koehler Chapter 2: Ori and Ifá: Navigating a Contentious World by Eric Adewusi Mason Chapter 3: The Earth Itself is Sacred: Nature's Personification in the Ifa/Orisha Religion by Raisa Parnell Chapter 4: Place, Space, and Identity Formation at Oyotunji Village by Kenja McCray and Antionette B. Brown-Waithe Chapter 5: "To Harness my Own Power: Ifa, Gender, and Healing by Sheila Smith-McKoy Chapter 6: The Osun Effect: Beyonce, Ifa, and the Complexities of Black Women's Empowerment by Funlayo E. Wood Chapter 7: Looking Back to Look Forward: Applying Akan and Yoruba Science in Sankofa Afrofuturist Pedagogy (SAP) and Practice by Khalilah Ali Chapter 8: Describing Inexplicable Aché by Vanessa Navarro Maza Chapter 9: Christianity and Ifa: African Spirituality in an American Context by LaJuan Simpson Wilkey and Stephen Agyemang-Koehler Chapter 10: When Mouths Can No Longer Fight and Breasts That Swing Like Ifá: The Wisdom of Ifá on Preventing World Hunger, War, and the Life Sustaining Virtues of The Female Breasts! by Jo Anna Hunter, priest name Ìyánifá Omótinúwé Chapter 11: "A Bastard People. Singing and Crying in the Wilderness! Ifá and the Chance at Legitimacy for Diasporic Africans in America by Michael Lindsay Conclusion by Sheila Smith McKoy About the Contributors

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