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Deep knowledge : ways of knowing in Sufism and Ifa, two west African intellectual traditions

Title
Deep knowledge : ways of knowing in Sufism and Ifa, two west African intellectual traditions / Oludamini Ogunnaike.
Author
Ogunnaike, Oludamini
Publication
  • University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
  • ©2020

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Description
x, 470 pages : illustrations; 27 cm.
Summary
"Studies the epistemologies of two of the most influential intellectual/spiritual traditions of West Africa: Tijani Sufism and Ifa"--
Series Statement
Africana religions
Uniform Title
Africana religions.
Subject
  • Tijānīyah > Africa, West
  • Ifa (Religion) > Africa, West
  • Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)
  • Ifa (Religion)
  • Tijānīyah
  • West Africa
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Ways of knowing in Tijani Sufism -- What is Tijani Sufism? -- What is Maʻrifa? -- How is Maʻrifa acquired? -- How does Tarbiya work? -- Ways of knowing Ifa -- What is Ifa? -- Knowledge in Ifa -- How is knowledge acquired in Ifa? -- How is knowledge verified in Ifa? -- Comparing Ifa and Tijani Sufism -- Comparative conclusions.
Call Number
Sc F 21-42
ISBN
  • 9780271086903
  • 0271086904
LCCN
  • 2020036971
  • 40030319426
OCLC
1191457383
Author
Ogunnaike, Oludamini, author.
Title
Deep knowledge : ways of knowing in Sufism and Ifa, two west African intellectual traditions / Oludamini Ogunnaike.
Publisher
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Africana religions
Africana religions.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Other Standard Identifier
40030319426
Research Call Number
Sc F 21-42
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