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The Department of Religious Studies, the Khan Islamic Studies Endowment & the University of Lethbridge African and Caribbean Student Association present:
Islam as seen by Ifa, an Indigenous African Religion Tradition
Guest Speaker: Oludamini Ogunnaike
Day/Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: AH-118 (Anderson Hall, University of Lethbridge)
Of the thousands of indigenous religious traditions of the African continent, Ifa has emerged as one of the most popular and influential, claiming millions of adherents around the world. The trans-Atlantic slave trade brought Ifa from West Africa to the Caribbean and South America, and it has since spread throughout North America, Europe, and more recently has even spread to China and Japan. This lecture will briefly introduce the tradition of Ifa, and discuss its unique conceptualization of and interactions with the neighboring tradition of Islam.
Contact:
Bev Garnett | bev.garnett@uleth.ca | (403) 380-1894
