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A Calabash of Cowries : Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Orleans : University of New Orleans Publishing, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (230 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781608012480
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Calabash of CowriesDDC classification:
  • 398.20966
LOC classification:
  • GR350.3 .T457 2022
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: A collection of tales featuring the Orishas and the wonders of the natural world.
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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.

A collection of tales featuring the Orishas and the wonders of the natural world.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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