Zeitlyn, David,
Mambila divination : framing questions, constructing answers / David Zeitlyn. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in anthropology .
"This book offers a major contribution to the study and analysis of divination, based on continuing fieldwork with the Mambila in Cameroon. It seeks to return attention to the details of divinatory practice, using the questions asked, and life histories to help understand the perspective of the clients rather than that of the diviners. Drawing on a corpus of more than 600 cases, David Zeitlyn reconsiders theories of divination and compares Mambila spider divination with similar systems in the area. A detailed case study is examined, and analysed using conversational analytic principles. The regional comparison considers different kinds of explanation for different features of social organisation, leading to a discussion of the continuing utility of moderated functionalism. The book will be of interest to area specialists and scholars concerned with religion, rationality and decision making, from disciplines including anthropology, African studies and philosophy"--
9780367199517 0367199513 9781000040784 100004078X 9781000040760 1000040763 9781000040746 1000040747
Divination--Cameroon.
Mambila (African people)--Religion.--Cameroon
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
BF1773.2.C17
133.3096711
Mambila divination : framing questions, constructing answers / David Zeitlyn. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in anthropology .
"This book offers a major contribution to the study and analysis of divination, based on continuing fieldwork with the Mambila in Cameroon. It seeks to return attention to the details of divinatory practice, using the questions asked, and life histories to help understand the perspective of the clients rather than that of the diviners. Drawing on a corpus of more than 600 cases, David Zeitlyn reconsiders theories of divination and compares Mambila spider divination with similar systems in the area. A detailed case study is examined, and analysed using conversational analytic principles. The regional comparison considers different kinds of explanation for different features of social organisation, leading to a discussion of the continuing utility of moderated functionalism. The book will be of interest to area specialists and scholars concerned with religion, rationality and decision making, from disciplines including anthropology, African studies and philosophy"--
9780367199517 0367199513 9781000040784 100004078X 9781000040760 1000040763 9781000040746 1000040747
Divination--Cameroon.
Mambila (African people)--Religion.--Cameroon
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
BF1773.2.C17
133.3096711