thumb|right|300px|A divination tray (Ọpọ́n Ifá) on which cowrie shells rests, as are used for Ifá divination
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18 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Belief
- Theology
- System
- Odù Ifá
- Messenger sign
- Babalawos
- Initiation
- History
- West African origins
- In Cuba
- In the United States
- In Brazil
- Reception
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
thumb|right|300px|A divination tray (Ọpọ́n Ifá) on which cowrie shells rests, as are used for Ifá divination
Ifá or Fá is a geomantic system originating from Yorubaland in West Africa. It originates within the traditional religion of the Yoruba people. It is also practiced by followers of West African Vodun and certain African diasporic religions such as Cuban Santería.