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Finding meaning in the text: The process of interpretation in text-based divination
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Some systems of divination are used to select particular sections of text, which are typically arcane and erudite, in which lies the answer to the particular, pressing problems of the client. Celebrated examples of such systems are the Chinese I Ching and the Yoruba Ifá. Werbner's work on Kalanga and Tswapong divination provides a case-study of the detailed praxis in such systems. Diviners have a multiple role when a divination technique selects a text. At each consultation they must satisfy ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Journal website
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 225-240
- Publication date:
- 2001-06-01
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- EISSN:
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1467-9655
- ISSN:
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1359-0987
- Source identifiers:
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285650
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- Language:
- English
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- pubs:285650
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- 2013-11-17
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- Copyright holder:
- Royal Anthropological Institute
- Copyright date:
- 2001
- Notes:
- © Royal Anthropological Institute 2001. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Zeitlyn, D. (2001), Finding Meaning in the Text: The Process of Interpretation in Text-Based Divination. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 7: 225–240, which has been published in final form at doi: 10.1111/1467-9655.00060. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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