01862nam a22002417a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802801010007608200140017710000190019124500850021026000370029530000250033236500090035752009790036665000220134565000230136765000170139070000190140794200090142699900170143595201680145220260507122835.0260507b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781032174082  a: Brijwasi Book Distributorsb: H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhic: BW/000550d: 04/05/2026  a133.4 ZEI  aDavid Zeitlyn.  aMambila Divinationb: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers.c/ David Zeitlyn.  a, New Yorkb: Routledgec, 2021.  axvii, 224p.c: 24cm.  b3966  aThis 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.  aFraming Questions  aMambila Divination  aAnthropology  aDavid Zeitlyn.  cBOOK  c68035d68035  00102ddc4070aSNULbSNULd2026-05-07eBrijwasi Book Distributorsg3966.00l2m2o133.4 ZEIp31469q2026-11-16r2026-10-14 15:13:42s2026-10-14w2026-05-07yBOOK