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 organization, 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.
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