November 2009
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The book above was mentioned by @Sociolingo in a recent blog post on Sand Divination in Mali. The following passage is from Chapter 7. Disclaimer: The links to external sites are my own additions.
“My introduction to Cedena, or sand divination, took place in Dakar, Senegal, where the local Islamic culture credits the Bamana (also known as “Bambara”) with a potent pagan mysticism....
