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    6 Knowledge in Ifa
    From the book Deep Knowledge
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    Knowledge in Ifa

    Truth is a sacred water from Ile-Ifẹ; there


    are not many who drink from it.
    —Odu Ọwọnrin Dagbon

    Deep knowledge [imọ ìjinlẹ] is the word [ọrọ] from the mouth
    of Olodumare that He gave to Ọrunmila to mend the world
    —Awo Faniyi

    If we knew the reality of things, we would


    be the masters of our own lives.
    —Gedegbe, Awo of the royal court of Abomey

    “A small child works his way off the edge of the sleeping mat
    A bird soars above it all”
    Divined for the elders
    When they were preparing to leave heaven to come to the world
    They said, “What are we going to do?”
    They asked themselves, “Where are we going?”
    We are going in search of knowledge [imọ],
    truth [otitọ], and righteousness [ododo]
    In accordance with our destined lot [kadara ayanmọ]
    over the top [ori] of the hill
    and the plateau
    We are going to the palace of the king of goodness
    We will reach a holy land
    We will reach a land that is beautiful
    We are seeking knowledge everyday
    Knowledge has no end
    —Awo Ọṣitọla, citing unnamed Odu

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    Frontmatter

    Contents

    List of Illustrations

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction: African Philosophy

    PART 1: WAYS OF KNOWING IN TIJANI


    SUFISM

    1 What Is Tijani Sufism

    2 What Is Maʿrifa

    3 How Is Maʿrifa Acquired

    4 How Does Tarbiya Work

    PART 2: WAYS OF KNOWING IN IFA

    5 What Is Ifa

    6 Knowledge in Ifa

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