TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zeitlyn,David
TI  - Mambila divination: framing questions, constructing answers 
T2  - Routledge studies in anthropology
SN  - 9780367199517
AV  - BF1773.2.C17 
U1  - 133.3096711 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Divination
KW  - Cameroon
KW  - Mambila (African people)
KW  - Religion
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
KW  - bisacsh
N2  - "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"--
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367199517
UR  - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
ER  -