Acknowledgements V
Foreword VII
Quotes XI
Contents XIII
CONTENTS
List of Figures XV
List of Tables XV
Introduction XVII
Chapter One: What is Ifá?
Chapter Two: OLÓDÙMARÈ, Humans and Development
OLÓDÙMARÈ
Some Attributes of OLÓDÙMARÈ
Who are the true humans?
What is Development?
Chapter Three: The Concept of Spirituality in Ifá
Chapter Four: Traditional Attachment to Spirituality Dictated by Ifá
The Custom of Consultation
Strife, Personal or Communal, and Mental Health
Marriage
Childbirth, Childbearing and Àkosèjáíyé
Ìfobaje/Ìwúyè (Coronation/Investment)
Òkè Ìporí (State in spirituality)
Prescriptons for Rituals to Divinity
Chapter Five: Daily Ritual
Greetings
Personal Hygiene
Ìjúbà
Food
Social, Communal Effort
Chapter Six: General Character and Public Comportment
General Character
Omo Igi
Omo Eran
Omo Ènìyàn
Public Comportment
Chapter Seven: Maintenance and Continuity of Certain Societal Values
Procreation
Attitudes
Industry and Hard Work
Respect for Elders
Marriage
On Multiple Marriage Partners
Childbearing and Upbringing
Industry and Belonging to a Specific Profession
Respect for Edlers and Filial Piety
Chapter Eight: The Concept of Health in Ifá: The Concept of Àlàáfíà
Ìlera
Àlàáfíà
Chapter Nine: Mental Ill-Health: Classification in Ifá
Àrùn Opolo
Àrùn Okàn
Àrùn Èmí
Aetiology
Chapter Ten: Determinants of Mental Healthfullness: Adverse Causes
Ajogun
Àjé / Osó
Ògùn Ìkà
Èpè
Èwò
Èsan
Chapter Eleven:Determinants of Mental Healthfullness: Personal Attitudinal and Behavioral Attributes
Ìwà
Òtító
Òdodo
Inú Rere
Ìwà Pèlé
Sùúrù
Ìf’ara ba’lè
Ìbòwò
Ìtélórùn/Ìtérùn
Ìbániré
Chapter Twelve: Determinants of Mental Healthfullness: Personal Spiritual Attributes
Ìránti OLÓRUN (One’s Chosen Relationship with OLÓDÙMARÈ)
Ìsesí Pèlú àwon Èdá OLÓRUN
(One’s Chosen Relationship with God’s Creatures)
The Spirits
The Principle Spirits
Ifá
Èsù
Ògún
Obàtálá
References
Glossary of Òrìsà and Irúnmolè
Glossary of Terms
Index of Names
Index of Irúnmolè and Òrìsà (Divinities) Subject Index
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LIST OF FIGURES
Spiritual Origin of Ifá
Encapsulation of the Span of Human Siritual Experience
Ìjúbà, Mental Health and Human Relationships with OLÓDÙMARÈ
Dynamics of Ìjúbà, Mental Health and Human Relationship with OLÓDÙMARÈ
Spatial Configuration of Òrò, Àse and Èpè illustrating the Relative Strength and Power
of Each Phenomenon on Experienced Reality
The Relationships and Dynamics of Interaction with OLÓDÙMARÈ, of Òrò, Àse and Èpè
Dynamic Relationships of Virtues to Humans and OLÓDÙMARÈ: Mental Health Outcomes
The Dynamics of Principle, Perception, Emotion and
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Some General Characteristics of
the Three Basic Character Types
Table 2: Òrò, Àse and Èpè Compared
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