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Ifá (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's community maintained article on Ifa, the Yoruba divination system, covers its tools (opele chain, ikin palm nuts, opon Ifa tray), the babalawo priesthood, the 256 Odu structure of the literary corpus, and the system's spread among the Yoruba, Fon and diaspora communities.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%C3%A1
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3
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Ifá (Wikipedia)
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Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)

This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. Plus 8 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Deities, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
  • Disciplines, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
  • Scriptures & Texts, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.

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15

Deities

Disciplines

Sacred Objects & Ritual Items

Scriptures & Texts

General References

8

Deities

Disciplines

Sacred Objects & Ritual Items

Scriptures & Texts

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