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Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Social and Political Status of Divination in China
Chapter 2. The Practice of Divination and Diviners
Chapter 3. Typical Customers of Divination
Chapter 4. The Moral Discourses of Divination
Chapter 5. Divination as an Aspect of ‘Traditional Culture’
Chapter 6. Divination as Counselling
Chapter 7. The Professionalization of Divination through Associations

Conclusion

References
Index

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158 pages, bibliog., index

ISBN  978-1-78533-994-3 Hb Published (March 2019)

eISBN 978-1-78533-995-0 eBook