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Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia - Aphorism
Aphorism (From the Greek αφοριζειν, to define), literally a distinction or a definition (See the Online Etymology Dictionary ent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifá: Encyclopedia - Ifá
Ifá is a system of divination that originated in West Africa among the Yoruba people. The system is also practiced among believers in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifá: Encyclopedia Ii - Ifá - Divination Process
Special instruments are used to assist in the divination to transcribe Orunmila's wisdom through the diviner. The items used for divinati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphorism - Aphorism And Literature
Aphoristic collections, sometimes known as wisdom literature, have a prominent place in the canons of several ancient societies: E.g. the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphorism - Aphorism And Literature
Aphoristic collections, sometimes known as wisdom literature, have a prominent place in the canons of several ancient societies: E.g. the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphorism - Aphorism And Society
In a number of cultures, such as Samuel Johnson's England and tribal societies throughout the world, the ability to spontaneously produce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphorism - Legal Aphorism
Aphorism used in law. You can't invent the wheel without bending the rules. -- Leonid Sukhorukov, /book "All About Everything"/ ... See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphorism - Poetics Of The Aphorism
Some sociolinguists consider the aphorism a compressed poetic genre in itself. Aphorisms typically make extensive use of such devices as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifá: Encyclopedia Ii - Ifá - Overview Of Divination System
The Yoruba divination system enabled diviners to invoke Orunmila, the Yoruba deity of wisdom, prophecy and ethics, and Esu (Eshu), who as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphorism - Poetics Of The Aphorism
Some sociolinguists consider the aphorism a compressed poetic genre in itself. Aphorisms typically make extensive use of such devices as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphorism - Aphorism And Society
In a number of cultures, such as Samuel Johnson's England and tribal societies throughout the world, the ability to spontaneously produce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphorism - Legal Aphorism
Aphorism used in law. You can't invent the wheel without bending the rules. -- Leonid Sukhorukov, /book "All About Everything"/ ... See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ifá: Encyclopedia Ii - Ifá - Odu Ifa
There are sixteen major Odu, when combined there are total of 256 Odu that govern all situations, all circumstances and all actions and c...   » Read the article