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Mind, Body and Spirit in Basket Divination: An Integrative Way of Knowing [PDF]
Religions, 2014 The statements of researchers on the topic of basket divination and the statements of basket diviners in northwest Zambia, Africa, do not fully agree. While researchers rightly stress the importance of observation, analysis and interpretation in basket ...
Sonia Silva
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Kwanŭm (Avalokiteśvara) Divination: Buddhist Reconciliation with Confucianism in the Late Chosŏn
Religions, 2020 This paper looks at the interactions between Buddhism and Confucianism in the late Chosŏn era through a case study of Kwanŭm (Avalokiteśvara) divination and, thereby, attempts to demonstrate how Buddhist monks navigated their religion in a Confucian ...
Seong U. K. Kim
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Divination: Using Excel to explore ethnomathematics
Spreadsheets in Education, 2015 This paper presents the way Microsoft Excel is used as a tool to explore properties of the sikidy divination system used in Madagascar. This is an example of how topics of ethnomathematics can be investigated using a technological tool.
Cristina Gomez +2 more
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The Relevance of the Practice of Ifá Divination in Ola Rotimi’s The Gods are not to Blame
Yoruba Studies Review, 2023 The custom of Ifá divination is common among the Yorùbá of Western Nigeria, and among Africans generally. This paper attempts an evaluation of the relevance of the practice of Ifá divination in the selected play of Ola Rotimi to Yorùbá culture and ...
Olusegun Olu-Osayomi, Babatunde Adebua
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Divination with Khulil as Practiced by Mongolians
Oriental Studies, 2021 Introduction. Various collections of Mongolian xylographs and manuscripts may contain works on divination practice with eight khulils. What does the word khulil mean? Why does one use eight khulils?
Anna D. Tsendina
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Університети і лідерство, 2021 In recent times, there has been the general public admission that it is possible for Ifá divination to be performed via smartphones and laptops. The implication is not far-fetched – the extinction of the babaláwo/ìyanifá, in the trio communication ...
Emmanuel csp. Ofuasia
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Lama Tsongkhapa Rosary Divination
Монголоведение, 2020 Introduction. Rosary divinations used to be most widespread in Tibet, Mongolia, Buryatia, Kalmykia and other Buddhist regions. Various types of this divination include ones implying appeals to Yidam deities, Buddhist protector deities, and prominent ...
Bembya L. Mitruev, Zhargal D. Dugdanov
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Ifa Divination Trays from Isale-Oyo
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, 2011 This paper is a study of the images and patterns on ifa divination trays from Isale-Oyo. The paper also explains some ifa paraphernalia. The paper establishes that ifa trays from Isale-Oyo bear distinctive features when compared with other ifa trays in ...
O. I. Pogoson, A. O. Akande
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A Humanist Reading of Wang Chong’s Defence of Divination
Asian Studies, 2023 In this article, I present a new perspective on the thought of Wang Chong (王充, 27 CE – ca 97 CE) by drawing on Chung-Ying Cheng’s understanding of inclusive or intrinsic humanism.
Mark Kevin Cabural
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Galen, divination, and the status of medicine [PDF]
, 2014 Galen's stories about his successes in predicting the development of an illness belong to the best-known anecdotes drawn from his writings. Brilliant pieces of self-presentation, they set Galen apart from his peers, who tried to cover up their ignorance ...
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