Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts (Weiser Classics Series) by Baba Ifa Karade

The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts by Baba Ifa Karade introduces Yoruba spiritual ideas and their influence in the African diaspora. It offers an overview of religious concepts and devotional practices rather than reducing them to a generic system of magic.

Karade discusses sixteen Orisha, divination, sacred space and ways of internalizing the teachings. Prayers, songs, dances and offerings help place the concepts within lived religious practice.

An introductory handbook for readers approaching Yoruba and Ifa traditions through the author’s perspective. This is not a claim to represent every community or lineage. ISBN: 9781578636679.