Reflections of a West African Diviner: 'If we knew the reality of things, we would be the masters of our own lives'
(2022)
Book Chapter
Brenner, L. (2022). Reflections of a West African Diviner: 'If we knew the reality of things, we would be the masters of our own lives'. In A. Rettová, B. Lanfranchi, & M. Pahl (Eds.), Critical Conversations in African Philosophy: Asixoxe - Let's Talk. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003172079-10
This chapter explores the religious thought and practice of Gɛdɛgbe, a chief diviner in the royal court of the Kingdom of Dahomey during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Gɛdɛgbe, born of Yorùbá-speaking parents possibly brought to the... Read More about Reflections of a West African Diviner: 'If we knew the reality of things, we would be the masters of our own lives'.