ISBN:
9781785339950
Language:
Undetermined
Pages:
158 p.
Edition:
1st edition
Series Statement:
Asian Anthropologies 9
Keywords:
Legitmation, Chinese Divination, Anthropology of China, Superstition, Fortune Telling, Contemporary China
Abstract:
Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal ́superstitioń, the popular practice of divination is experiencing a revival in contemporary China. Fate Calculation Experts explores how diviners attempt to achieve legitimation in a society which identifies strongly with modernity, science, and rationality. As well as associating with modern knowledge production systems, diviners build a positive social image for their occupation via claims to moral authority and appeals to ́traditioń. Beyond matters of image management, divinerś efforts towards legitimation also figure in the social relationships and fundamental cultural values they develop in their practice.
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Social and Political Status of Divination in China -- Chapter 2. The Practice of Divination and Diviners -- Chapter 3. Typical Customers of Divination -- Chapter 4. The Moral Discourses of Divination -- Chapter 5. Divination as an Aspect of ́Traditional Culturé -- Chapter 6. Divination as Counselling -- Chapter 7. The Professionalization of Divination through Associations -- Conclusion -- References -- Index --
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