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David Zeitlyn

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Series by this author Routledge Studies in Anthropology 2

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David Zeitlyn is the author of Mambila Divination: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers (Routledge), a study based on extended fieldwork with the Mambila people of Cameroon. The book examines divination as a practice grounded in specific questions and life histories, aiming to reconstruct how a diviner's client experiences and interprets a session rather than treating divination as a fixed symbolic system. Its approach is ethnographic and scholarly, situating Mambila divination within wider debates in the anthropology of divination and religious practice. The book is written for readers interested in African ethnography and the anthropological study of ritual and questioning, rather than for practitioners seeking a divination method of their own. Zeitlyn's focus throughout stays on documented fieldwork rather than on divination as a personal practice.

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Mambila Divination: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers Zeitlyn, David If you are fascinated by the intersection of culture, belief systems, and decision-making, or if you seek a rigorous academic exploration of divination practices, this book is for… Open the book → Mambila Divination: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers Zeitlyn, David For those captivated by cultural systems, the intersection of belief and logic, or how societies navigate uncertainty, this book offers profound insights. Open the book →

💬 What our editors say about David Zeitlyn's books

“Zeitlyn delivers an exhaustive, theoretically dense study that re-evaluates divination through the client’s voice. While academically rigorous and innovative in its use of conversational analysis, this book is not for casual…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Mambila Divination: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers Zeitlyn, David

“Zeitlyn delivers a rigorous, data-rich examination of Mambila divination that will undoubtedly satisfy academic specialists in anthropology and religious studies. However, casual readers or enthusiasts seeking practical…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Mambila Divination: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers Zeitlyn, David

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