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Ifá is a Yorùbá system for reaching a decision by casting a signature, retrieving the memorised verses filed under it, and reasoning from the precedents they contain.

Orunmila as orisa rather than as a divination system: who he is, why he alone witnessed the choosing of destinies, his relationship to Esu and to Olodumare, and his cult. The Ifa corpus itself is covered in 05-ifa.

The cosmology, mythological narratives, priesthood structure, sacred geography, and Atlantic diaspora trajectories of Ọ̀rúnmìlà, the Yoruba divinity of wisdom and witness of destiny.

The annual Yorùbá festival of Ifá divination, renewal of cosmological covenants, communal prognostication, and royal patronage.

A historical and structural analysis of Ifá divination, examining its relationship to trans-Saharan geomancy, regional adaptations across West Africa, colonial suppression, and transatlantic diaspora divergence.

Scholarly distinctions between frequently confused Yorùbá divinities, literary corpora, and historical figures.