The Odu Ifá (Yoruba alphabet: Odù Ifá), also called the Ifa Literary Corpus is a large collection of allegorical and literal historical proverbs (Òwe), poetic verses (Ẹsẹ̀) and stories (Àlọ́/Pàtàkì) that serves as the central religious scripture of Iṣẹṣe. The Odu Ifa is an oral corpus (a collection of texts) passed down originally in Yoruba language through generations, believed by the Yoruba to have been revealed by the deity of wisdom, Ọrunmila, to humanity.
The Odu Ifá (Yoruba alphabet: Odù Ifá), also called the Ifa Literary Corpus is a large collection of allegorical and literal historical proverbs (Òwe), poetic verses (Ẹsẹ̀) and stories (Àlọ́/Pàtàkì) that serves as the central religious scripture of Iṣẹṣe. The Odu Ifa is an oral corpus (a collection of texts) passed down originally in Yoruba language through generations, believed by the Yoruba to have been revealed by the deity of wisdom, Ọrunmila, to humanity.
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