Cowrie-shell divination

Cowrie-shell divination refers to several distinct forms of divination using cowrie shells that are part of the rituals and religious beliefs of certain religions. Though best-documented in West Africa as well as in Afro-American religions, such as Regla de Ocha, Candomblé, and Umbanda,[1][2][3] cowrie-shell divination has also been recorded in India, East Africa, and other regions.[4]

  1. ^ Pierre Fatumbi Verger (1954): Dieux D'Afrique Paul Hartmann, Paris (1st edition, 1954; 2nd edition, 1995). 400 pages, 160 photos, ISBN 2-909571-13-0.
  2. ^ Pierre Verger, Notas Sobre o Culto aos Orixás e Voduns. 624 ages. Portuguese translation by Carlos E. M. Moura. Editora da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, 1999 ISBN 85-314-0475-4
  3. ^ José Beniste (1999), Jogo de Búzios - Um Encontro com o Desconhecido. Editora Bertrand Brasil, 290 pages. ISBN 85-286-0774-7
  4. ^ J. Wilfrid Jackson (1917). Shells as Evidence of the Migrations of Early Culture. London: Longmans, Green, & Co. (pp. 144-45, 170)