An Assessment of the Importance of Ifa Divination as Part of Igala Culture
Journal Title: International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development - Year 2020, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
This research work is aimed at studying the importance of Ifa divination among the Igala people. It was discovered that Ifa has various roles in our society such as acting as a medium of communication between humans and the ancestors, studying of future happenings, finding out the causes of certain strange happenings in the society, revelations of the past, present and the future, and so on. It was also analysed that Igala has Ifa Ebutu which involves the use of sand, Ifa Anwa which involves the use of anwa tree fruit shells or pieces of calabash, Ifa Obi which involves the use of four lobes kola nut, Ifa Eyoko which involves the use of cowries, Ifa Egigo which involves the use of mirror and Ifa omi which involves the use of water. Ifa Ebutu is the common denominator of all Ifas as it can be used to interpret other types of Ifa like Anwa, Eyoko and Obi. It was concluded that Ifa till date played significant roles in the lives of Igala traditional believers in various ways. It was recommended that further works be done on Ifa anwa especially on the names of the sixteen elements Odu Ifa , their meanings and their interpretations since the analysis was done on Ifa Ebutu in this work. Ayegba Abdullahi Adojoh "An Assessment of the Importance of Ifa Divination as Part of Igala Culture" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33592.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/33592/an-assessment-of-the-importance-of-ifa-divination-as-part-of-igala-culture/ayegba-abdullahi-adojoh
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Ayegba Abdullahi Adojoh
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