Oludamini Ogunnaike

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