While deconstructionism, one of the cardinal features of postmodern philosophy, was not popular until the preceding century in Western intellectual circles, the traditional Yorùbá are not new to the practice. This claim is especially striking once an inquiry into the procedural and epistemic underpinning of Ifá divination is attempted. If this holds, it is not unwise to query: Who are the Yorùbá? What kind of practice in Ifá divination is redolent of deconstructionism? Does deconstructionism among the traditional Yorùbá validate not only the persistence but also the practice of postmodern philosophy among these people? Through the method of analysis and interpretation, this study posits that the Ifá divination process reeks of deconstructionism even before the term and idea became ubiquitous in concurrent academic circles. In addition, this study highlights that deconstruction in Ifá divination is not only for the attainment of new meaning, but also serves as groundwork for the guidance, counsel and resolution of challenges both at personal and social levels.

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占卜是解构主义的一种实践

尽管解构主义是后现代哲学的主要特征之一，但直到上个世纪才在西方知识界中流行，但传统的约鲁巴人并不习惯于此。一旦试图对Ifá占卜的程序和认识基础进行调查，这一主张就尤其令人震惊。如果这成立，那么查询以下内容并非不明智：约鲁巴是谁？在伊法占卜中什么样的做法可以消解解构主义？传统约鲁巴人中的解构主义不仅可以验证这些人的坚持性，还可以验证这些人中的后现代哲学实践吗？通过分析和解释的方法，本研究认为，即使在并发学术界普遍使用术语和思想之前，Ifá占卜过程仍具有解构主义的气息。此外，