African Divination Systems Ways of Knowing
| Author/creator | Peek, Philip M. Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press |
| Description | 240 p. ill 09.180 x 06.110 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | African Systems of Thought Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation <p>"This volume of finely crafted case studies is also the vehicle for an important general theory of divination.... this is a book overflowing with ideas that will powerfully stimulate further research." -- Journal of Ritual Studies</p><p>"The essays in this collection provide a very useful overview of both the diversity of African divination systems and of recent approaches to their study." -- Choice</p><p>This unique collection of essays by an exceptional international group of Africanists demonstrates the central role that divination continues to play throughout Africa in maintaining cultural systems and in guiding human action. African Divination Systems offers insights for current discussions in comparative epistemology, cross-cultural psychology, cognition studies, semiotics, ethnoscience, religious studies, and anthropology.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 90039421 |
| ISBN | 9780253206534 |
| ISBN | 0253206537 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780253206534 |
| Stock number | MB-653 00012826 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |