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The sanctions of Ifa divinationarticle 1941 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This document presents an analysis of the Ifa method of divination as practiced among the Yoruba, especially in the town of Ife where the author did his field study. The article is concerned primarily with explaining the factors in the system of divi...The principle of seniority in the social structure of the Yorubaarticle 1942 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This article by a specialist on Yoruba ethnology, discusses the significance of the classification of kin among the Yoruba on the basis of a seniority which may be related to or quite distinct from the principle of relative age. The author analyzes k...Yoruba cookingarticle 1951 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This is the second of two sections of a study of diet among the Ife Yoruba; the first section, concerned primarily with identification of items of diet and patterns of food consumption, has been included in the Yoruba file as 5: Bascom. This section ...The sociological role of the Yoruba cult-groupBook 1944 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This work is concerned with the relationship between kinship organization and religious groups among the Yoruba. The author presents a summary of the kinship structure, the composition of religious groups in terms of kinship, and a comparison of the ...Social status, wealth and individual differences among the Yorubaarticle 1951 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This work discusses the manner in which individual differences are viewed among the Yoruba of Ife, and the effect of wealth on the social status of individuals. The author has previously treated the factor of seniority in determining social position ...Teh Esusuarticle 1952 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This article is a detailed account of the formation and operation of various types of esusu groups among the Yoruba. The author stated that the esusu has elements which resemble a credit union, an insurance scheme and a savings club, but that it is d...Ifa Divinationarticle 1942 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
In this short article, Bascom comments on a paper by J. D. Clarke (document 18). Bascom says that Clarke fails to understand the significance of the sequences of the Odu figures that he published. He also notes that Clarke over-emphasizes Ibo divinat...The Yoruba of Southwestern NigeriaBook 1969 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This book provides first hand account of Yoruba culture and soceity based on ethnographic fieldwork in Ife town in 1937-1938, and additional studies in several other Yoruba communites in 1950-1951 and 1965. The book discusses the richnesss and comple...Yoruba foodarticle 1951 • Bascom, William Russell
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This is the first of two sections of a study of diet among the Ife Yoruba; the second section, containing the recipes referred to in the first, is included in the Yoruba collection as 6: Bascom. The author is concerned with particular items in the di...