Fate Calculation Experts

Diviners Seeking Legitimation in Contemporary China

AvGeng Li

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del 9 i serien Asian Anthropologies

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Beskrivning

Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal "superstition", 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 "tradition". Beyond matters of image management, diviners' efforts towards legitimation also figure in the social relationships and fundamental cultural values they develop in their practice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-03-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Asian Anthropologies
Antal sidor:158
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781785339943

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Spådomskonst inom Ande, kropp och själ

Mer om författaren

Geng Li is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She received her Doctoral degree in Anthropology from the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. Her research interests include popular religion, ethnic groups in China, built heritage, and vernacular architecture.

Recensioner i media

"[This book] provides a very rich ethnographic account of the legitimation efforts of diviners... It meets a pressing need for such an account in the field of Chinese religions, and also provides comparative material from mainland China which will make a significant ethnographic contribution to the comparative anthropology of divination." William Matthews, University College London

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. The Social and Political Status of Divination in ChinaChapter 2. The Practice of Divination and DivinersChapter 3. Typical Customers of DivinationChapter 4. The Moral Discourses of DivinationChapter 5. Divination as an Aspect of 'Traditional Culture'Chapter 6. Divination as CounsellingChapter 7. The Professionalization of Divination through AssociationsConclusionReference List