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020			_a9781032174082
028			_a: Brijwasi Book Distributors _b: H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi _c: BW/000550 _d: 04/05/2026
082			_a133.4 ZEI
100			_aDavid Zeitlyn.
245			_aMambila Divination _b: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers. _c/ David Zeitlyn.
260			_a, New York _b: Routledge _c, 2021.
300			_axvii, 224p. _c: 24cm.
365			_b3966
520			_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.
650			_aFraming Questions
650			_aMambila Divination
650			_aAnthropology
700			_aDavid Zeitlyn.
942			_cBOOK
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