Book of Ifa and,1: 271
contemporary influence of,1: 332
diaspora and,1: 201
divination system of,1:208–209,1:329,1:330,
1:331,1:417,2: 646
ethical behavior and,1:145,1:208–209
as god of destiny,1: 331
good character and,2: 542
healing, medicine and,1:332,1: 420
Ifa traditions in North America and,
2:457–458
Ikin divination tools and,1: 334
initiation levels and,1: 86
North American enslavement and,
1:329,2:475–476
Nupe divination method and,1: 329
Odu Ifasacred text of,1:239,1:240,1:335,
1:346–347
Oni of Ife and,1: 35
origin myths, ethical ideas, and cosmological
understandings within,1: 35
Orunmila and,1:309–310,1:331,2: 507
priesthood initiation and,1: 86
priesthood levels and,2: 621
sacred text and,1: 331
Yoruba belief system of,1:35,1:180,
1:329,1: 332
See alsoEniyan; Fa(Ifa);Ilé-Ifè; Iwa; Obatala;
Oduduwa;OduIfa;Orunmila; Yoruba
Igbo(Ibo),1:333–334
AgbalaOracle of the Hills and Caves
and,2: 496
agricultural economy of,1: 333
Ala/Ani arch-divinity of,1: 211
Alusi nature and nonhuman spirits and,1: 333
amadioha thunder divinity of,1: 212
Arochukwu Cave and,1: 155
Bois Caiman and,1: 132
burial taboos of,2: 646
Chipersonal spirit and,1:333,2: 535
creation narrative of,1: 185
Dibia herbal medicine man of,1: 420
ethnic group tensions and,1: 328
geographic location of,1: 333
God’s intrinsic “goodness” and,1: 289
Great ChiChukwu (Chineke)one Creator God
of,1:xxiv–xxv,1:160–161,1:211,
1:333–334,2: 712
“High God” concept of,1: 287
Ndichieancestor spirits and,1: 333
North American enslavement and,1: 334
number 7 symbolism of,2: 464
Ogba cave dwelling deity and,1:154–155
Ojukwu god of small pox, anger of God
and,1: 211
Okonko secret society of,2: 479
placenta beliefs of,2: 529
pregnancy isolation custom of,2:538,2: 599
puberty seclusion ritual of,2: 598
religious beliefs of,1:333–334
spiritual and physical worlds of,1: 333
spiritual double, predestination and,2: 535
taboo word meaning and,2: 645
thunderbolt deity of,2: 663
twin births and,2: 462
Ugwuta Lake goddess and,2: 580
Ula ChiandAkalogliievil spirits and,1: 333
veneration of ancestors by,1: 48
widow seclusion of,2: 538
yam rituals of,1:19,2: 733
Ikin, 1:335–336
Ifa divination tools and,1: 334
Odu Ifacombinations and,1: 335
Orunmila communication and,1: 334
16 palm nuts used in,1: 334
Ilé-Ifè, 1:336
agriculture and,1: 336
clay pots as spiritual vessels and,1: 171
cultural center of,1: 336
humans from clay legend and,1: 336
male-orisha tradition in,2: 475
Obatala and,2:470,2: 475
Odudua and,2:470,2:475,2: 739
Yoruba creation story and,1:336,
2:470,2: 739
Imhotep, 1:336–338
deification of,1:39,1:337–338
as first deified human,1: 212
his king served by,1:337,2:743–744
medicine, astrology, and,1:337–338
pyramids and temples built by,1:337,2: 744
as sage, author, and philosopher,1:27,1: 337
social and cultural contributions of,
1:336,1: 338
Incarnation, 1:338–340
ancestral connections and,1:339–340
Christian debate regarding,1:338–339
commonalities of,1: 338
of disturbed ancestor or evil deity fear,1: 339
divination and,1: 338830 Index