Odu Ifa

Odu Ifa

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

Pantheon: Yoruba Culture: Yoruba Civilization: West Africa Period: 500 BCE – present

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