TY  - BOOK
AU  - Teish,Luisah
TI  - A Calabash of Cowries: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times
SN  - 9781608012480
AV  - GR350.3 .T457 2022 
U1  - 398.20966 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - New Orleans
PB  - University of New Orleans Publishing
KW  - Folklore-Africa, West
KW  - Tales-Africa, West
KW  - Goddesses, African-Folklore
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- A Cast of Characters -- Part I: The Calabash -- The Creation -- The Coming of the Orishas -- Oshun Learns the Art of Divining -- Ose Otura -- The Day Her Belly Burst -- Mother of the Night -- Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky -- Obatala's Mistake -- The Coming of Iku -- The Oba's Feast -- Part II: The Cowries -- The Division of the Cowries -- Elegba and the Two Friends -- Ogun's Bush Knife -- The First Grave -- Ochoosi's Arrow -- The Deer Woman of Owo -- The Legend of ObaKoso -- The Calabash of Misfortune -- Part III: The Casting -- The Mermaid's Lover -- Olokun's Challenge -- Peace Nana -- The Wishing Star -- Appendices -- Wisdom Ways -- Image Index -- Acknowledgements -- Back Cover
N2  - A collection of tales featuring the Orishas and the wonders of the natural world
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=30593893
ER  -