Ifa
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Ifa is a Yoruba divination and spiritual system centered on a complex corpus of sacred texts and the guidance of the deity Orunmila.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ifa canonical | 6 |
| Ifá | 6 |
| Odu Ifa | 5 |
| Ifá divination | 4 |
| Ifa divination | 2 |
| Orunmila | 2 |
| Ifa oracle | 1 |
| Ifa priesthood | 1 |
| Ifá oracle | 1 |
| Odu Ifá | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba religion component
ⓘ
divination system ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
conflict resolution
ⓘ
guidance ⓘ healing ⓘ understanding destiny ⓘ |
| associatedDeityRole |
Orunmila as deity of divination
ⓘ
Orunmila as deity of wisdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diaspora religions
ⓘ
Yoruba religion ⓘ
surface form:
West African traditional religion
|
| centeredOn | Orunmila ⓘ |
| cosmologyIncludes |
Olodumare
ⓘ
Orisha ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus | good character (iwa pele) ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
character
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ destiny ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Orunmila ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Yoruba
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba language
|
| hasPart |
Ifa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Odu Ifa
|
| hasPractitioner |
babalawo
ⓘ
iyanifa ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
consultation of Orunmila
ⓘ
initiation ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasTextCorpus |
Ifa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Odu Ifa
sacred verses ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Afro-Cuban religion
ⓘ
Candomblé ⓘ Lucumí religion ⓘ Santería ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Western Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Yorubaland
|
| practicedBy | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region |
Benin
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
memorization of verses
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| uses | divination ⓘ |
| usesObject |
divination chain
ⓘ
divination tray ⓘ palm nuts ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ifa divination
this entity surface form:
Orunmila
this entity surface form:
Orunmila
this entity surface form:
Ifá
this entity surface form:
Ifá divination
this entity surface form:
Ifá
this entity surface form:
Ifa priesthood
this entity surface form:
Ifá divination
this entity surface form:
Odu Ifa
this entity surface form:
Ifá
this entity surface form:
Ifá divination
this entity surface form:
Ifá
this entity surface form:
Odu Ifa
this entity surface form:
Ifá
this entity surface form:
Ifá divination
this entity surface form:
Ifá
this entity surface form:
Ifá oracle
this entity surface form:
Odu Ifá
this entity surface form:
Odu Ifa
this entity surface form:
Ifa oracle
this entity surface form:
Odu Ifa
this entity surface form:
Ifa divination