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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Divination"”.
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Divination in 1 Samuel 28 and Beyond: An African Study in the Politics of Translation
<p>This dissertation examines the language of divination in the HB, particularly in 1 Samuel 28:3-27--the oft-called "Witch of Endor" passage. My thesis is that much of the vocabulary of divination in this passage and beyond has been mistranslated in authorized English and other translations used …
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Doodlebugging: A Bayesian Methodology of Design
Divination can be seen as a systematic method of organizing what appears to be disjointed, random facets of existence such that they provide insight into a problem at hand.¹ Divination practices are epistemic technologies² aiming to obtain factually accurate information about the world in order to …
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Fate calculation experts : diviners seeking legitimation in contemporary China
… anthropology has had an extensive interest in divination, little attention has been given to the problem of divination's social and political legitimacy. Divination in China has often been stigmatised as immoral and illegal 'superstition', and contemporary Chinese diviners' practice is often …
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Fate calculation experts : diviners seeking legitimation in contemporary China
… anthropology has had an extensive interest in divination, little attention has been given to the problem of divination's social and political legitimacy. Divination in China has often been stigmatised as immoral and illegal 'superstition', and contemporary Chinese diviners' practice is often …
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Tra l’umano e il divino: la divinazione in Giamblico. Un commentario al terzo libro del De mysteriis.
Divination is the leitmotif of this essay. I tried to analyze this subjet that the main thinkers and philosophers point out as the key-subject of the neoplatonic sage Giambilico's Treatise On the Mysteries of Egyptians. It is a ten books work and the third one was totally focused on Divination by …
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Khmer Ways of Seeing, Migration and Divinatory Improvisation in Phnom Penh
… the fall of the Khmer Rouge, local practices of divination, magic and spirit veneration have increased in diversity and popularity in Cambodia, including in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Although modern urban Khmers embody a cosmopolitan lifestyle, the way they see and make sense of the world, …
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Khmer Ways of Seeing, Migration and Divinatory Improvisation in Phnom Penh
… the fall of the Khmer Rouge, local practices of divination, magic and spirit veneration have increased in diversity and popularity in Cambodia, including in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Although modern urban Khmers embody a cosmopolitan lifestyle, the way they see and make sense of the world, …
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Divination processes : an examination of the incorporated belief systems of several Nguni diviners and the subsequent effects on the symbolism, form, structure and style of the music associated with their ritual practices
… directed at fulfilling specific functions. Divination music in particular is of no exception, and it is intricately linked to the methodology and religious symbolism employed by Southern Nguni diviners, providing proof of the role of the ancestors as protectors of health and welfare of their …
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The Ngoma Consciousness: IsiNgqi neSandi as existing and accessible tools for healing and therapy in Africa
… rhythm and vibration) used in Ngoma (the divination arts and ecology) through ingoma (traditional sound and chants) as accessible tools for healing and therapy. Ngoma, etymologically, is a proto-Bantu term for an African praxis within which exists an ecology of related institutions such as …
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The Book of the Judgements of Calatarama: A Case Study of a Medieval Spanish Geomancy
… manual in the Castilian vernacular for a type of divination known as geomancy. Geomancy appears to have originated in the Islamic world and was later adopted in the medieval west via Latin and later vernacular translations. This study of the Libro de los juysios de calatarama contributes to …
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Astrology and truth: a context in contemporary epistemology
… argument that it should be considered a form of divination rather than as a potential science. The two accounts that embody these approaches – astrology-as-divination, and astrology-as-science – are central throughout the thesis. William James’s philosophy is discussed as a congenial context for …
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@twohead
… that come with writing poetry and practicing divination for the public in a digital landscape, which ultimately becomes a playground for her transformation and deprogramming.
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Towards a Missiological Model for Worldview Transformation among Adherents to African Traditional Religion in Yorubaland
… yet reversion to pre-Christian practices such as divination and sorcery are reported, especially during periods of personal crises. This study sought to understand the influence of the traditional worldview on the practices of divination and sorcery and to develop a model that would move the …
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The occult in Rabelais: three supplementary aspects of the Rabelaisian allegory
… headings: 1 Alchemy, Tarot and the Mysteries 2 Divination 3 Numerology Renaissance and classical sources are listed, the nature and limitations (if any) of the occult systems are treated, examples of their use by Rabelais are noted, and their allegorical implications are discussed. The study …
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A Missiological Study of the Phenomenon of Dual Allegiance in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Among the Yoruba People of Nigeria
… medicine men and women who use enchantments, divination, charms, invocation of the spirit world, etc. They engage in such practices for various reasons which include, to diagnose and treat various ailments, both physical and psychological which plague their clients, a quest to know the future …
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Signifying practices : Amaxhosa ritual speech
… one aspect of religion, such as sacrifice, the divination techniques of sangomas, or the veneration of ancestors in rituals dealing with death. This thesis argues, however, that a more comprehensive perspective on African Traditional Religion can be gained by focusing on the meaning, power, and …
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Design of a Mechanically Divinatory I Ching Split-Flap Display Device
… connections to the I Ching, an ancient Chinese divination technique. The device was designed to be an interactive mechanical system to introduce new perspective on different areas of the user’s life. The ambition of this project was to create a device to breach the conceived boundaries between …
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From the Old to the New World: The Transformation of Kongo Minkisi in African American Art
… that housed ancestral spirits and were used for divination, healing and social justice by the Kongo people of Central Africa. When the Kongo were brought as slaves to the New World, they contributed significantly to the development of African American artistic and spiritual culture. In the …
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Mambila traditional religion : Sua in Somie
… traditional practice descriptions are given of divination and oath-taking rites. Translated transcripts of the different forms of the sua-oath form the empirical core of the thesis. The transcripts illustrate the way that Mambila experience and understand the meaning of sua. Descriptions are …
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