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N°00207
Element Ifa divination system (Nigeria)
Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2005)
Title EN: Practiced among the Yoruba, Ifa divination relies on a complex system of signs, compiled in a literary corpus, that are interpreted by a diviner to guide important personal or collective decisions. The literary corpus is a treasury of knowledge concerning Yoruba history, philosophy, medicine and mythology.
Title FR: Pratiquée par les Yoruba, la divination Ifa repose sur un système complexe de signes rassemblés dans un corpus littéraire et interprétés par un devin pour guider les décisions individuelles ou collectives importantes. Ce corpus recèle un trésor de connaissances sur l’histoire, la philosophie, la médecine et la mythologie yoruba.
Title ES: La adivinación Ifa, que practican las comunidades yorubas, se funda en un sistema complejo de signos, recopilados en un corpus literario, que un adivino interpreta a fin de orientar la toma de decisiones importantes, sean personales o colectivas. El corpus de referencia constituye un tesoro de conocimientos relativos a la historia, la filosofía, la medicina y la mitología yoruba.
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