Deep Knowledge: Ways of Knowing Sufism and Ifa, Two West African Intellectual Traditions
- x, 470 p., ill.; 27 cm
- Africana Religions .
- Africana Religions .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-437) and index.
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.
"Studies the epistemologies of two of the most influential intellectual/spiritual traditions of West Africa: Tijani Sufism and Ifa"--
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Tijaniyah--West Africa Ifa (Religion)--West Africa Theory of knowledge