Deep Knowledge: Ways of Knowing Sufism and Ifa, Two West African Intellectual Traditions

By:

Oludamini Ogunnaike

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Africana ReligionsPublisher: University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2020Description: x, 470 p., ill.; 27 cmISBN:

9780271086903

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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.

Summary: "Studies the epistemologies of two of the most influential intellectual/spiritual traditions of West Africa: Tijani Sufism and Ifa"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-437) and index.

"Studies the epistemologies of two of the most influential intellectual/spiritual traditions of West Africa: Tijani Sufism and Ifa"-- Provided by publisher.

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