Ifá
deity intermediate Yoruba corroborated · 3
The Yoruba god of divination, known as Ifá, whose wisdom underpins the Fá/Afa system.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- Historical notes
- Living tradition among Yoruba and Fon peoples; divination system passed down orally from one babalawo to another.
Relationships
Sources
internet (1)
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“both the Fon and Ewe/Mina terms derive from the Yoruba word for this divinatory practice, Ifá. Ifá is generally acknowledged as having arisen at Ile-Ife in Yorubaland”
#62 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Yoruba people consult Ifá for divine intervention and spiritual guidance. Before casting the divining chain the diviner may sing to call forth Fá.”
#20975 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“in the verses of the Odu Ifá, Oba lends her ear at the advice of Ifá and the measure successfully ties Shango to Oba, as none of his other wives would listen to his ideas”
#23824 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5