Dienstag, 07. Mai 2013, 18:30 - 20:00 iCal
Ifa divination in Porto-Novo and Havana
A brief anthropological comparison
Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, Hörsaal C
Universitätsstraße 7, 4. Stock, 1010 Wien
Vortrag
Geomancy is a system of divination widespread in the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. One of its forms is known as Ifa among the Yoruba, or Fa among their Fon neighbors. It is a system of oracle closely associated with the religion of Vodun and Orisha, with its rites, its myths and its priesthood. Many Fon and Yoruba were deported to the New World until the nineteenth century, which led to the establishment of the cult of Ifa in Cuba, where it is widely developed today. We'll compare the contemporary forms of Ifa divination in Porto-Novo, on the border with Benin and Nigeria, and in Havana, Cuba.
Veranstalter
Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Kontakt
Sylvia Maria Haas
Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
4277 49532
sylvia.haas@univie.ac.at
Erstellt am Montag, 11. März 2013, 14:11
Letzte Änderung am Freitag, 03. Mai 2013, 10:08