Salami, Ayo. Ifa A Complete Divination

Product Description

This pdf bestseller contains Yoruba and English translations of two poems from each of the 256 Odu that make up the Ifa Literary Corpus. Ifa is the Sacred Scriptures of Yoruba/Orisa Religion and its denominations, which include Candomble, Lukumi, Batuque, and Santeria. For over two millennia, the Ifa Corpus has been transmitted orally by Babalawo (Ifa priests) and Iyanifa (Ifa priestesses). Ayo Salami's book is the first definitive collection of these poems. 

This product is a pdf file and it is available for instant download. Number of pages: 946.

About the Author 

Mr. Ayo Salami has a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Ife, Ile Ife, (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He is a practicing Ifa priest. Mr. Salami is popularly known as “OgunMatthew” because of his radical proverbs and his identification with Yoruba as a language of wisdom. 

Reviews

“This is the product of a research work that elucidates the beauty of the language, culture, music and social stratification of the Yorùbás as a distinct race in Nigeria. This book is an addition to the number of books available in the book industry that demonstrates Ifá, the Yorùbá mythology as the custodian of the literature, sanctity and Deities of the Yorùbá nation.

Written in modern Yorùbá language, the author has translated this into English for easy understanding and assimilation to make a good reading for scores of devotees Ifá worldwide.

This work lends itself for further research and in depth studies into the beliefs and myths in the areas of metaphysics, cosmology, and science. More importantly it serves to protect the sacred poems of Ifá from extinction.

I commend the efforts of the author for using his natural talent in unearthing this aspect of Yorùbá tradition. I am positive that those welding the scepter of tradition would find this a useful and quintessential material”. Professor A. Babalola Borisade Honorable Minister of Education, Nigeria.