The Art of Fate Calculation: Practicing Divination in Taipei, Beijing, and Kaifeng (Asian Anthropologies #14)
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- Synopsis
- From housewives to students and high-ranking officials, people from all social backgrounds in China and Taiwan visit fate calculation masters to learn about their destiny. How do clients assess the diviner’s skills? How does one become a fortune-teller? How is a person’s fate calculated? The Art of Fate Calculation explores how conceptions of fate circulate in Chinese and Taiwanese societies while resisting uniformization and institutionalization. This is not only due to the stigma of “superstition” but also to the internal dynamic of fate calculation practice and learning.
- Copyright:
- 2023
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781800738133
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781800738126
- Publisher:
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 01/12/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Stéphanie Homola
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.