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Divination and Ontologies: A Reflection.

The way types of divination move round the planet means it is not helpful to simply attribute one unitary ontology to specific techniques or to groups of practitioners. Explaining divination in terms of 'ontology' homogenizes cognitive and conceptual multiplicity, and pre-empts the possible outcomes...

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Published in:Social Analysis Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 139 - 161
Main Author: Zeitlyn, David
Format: Article
Published: Berghahn Books Jun2021
Subjects:
Divination
Ontology
Anthropologists
Persuasion (Psychology)
Praxis (Process)
Mambila (African people)
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