Reviewing reality

Autor*innen

• Wouter E. A. van Beek

Parameter

• 395 Seiten
• 14 Lesestunden

• Esoterik & Religion

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From crab divination in the Cameroon to friction oracles in the Congo Basin, from reading cast objects in Mozambique to spirit possession in Cote d'Ivoire, from Sudanese ebony diviners to South African Xhosa healers, divination systems throughout Africa serve their communities by answering questions and resolving problems. Divination helps people chart a course in their lives through a deeper understanding of past and present. This important book reveals the extraordinary diversity and complexity of African divination systems, focusing on self-knowledge, social reality, and intercultural and historical relations. (Series: African Studies / Afrikanische Studien - Vol. 50)

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013