The Art of Fate Calculation: Practicing Divination in Taipei, Beijing, and Kaifeng Homola Stphanie
The Art of Fate Calculation: Practicing Divination in Taipei, Beijing, and Kaifeng Homola Stphanie From housewives to students and high-ranking officials, people from all social backgrounds in China…
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The Art of Fate Calculation: Practicing Divination in Taipei, Beijing, and Kaifeng Homola Stphanie
From housewives to students and high-ranking officials, people from all social backgrounds in China and Taiwan visit fate calculation masters to learn about their destiny. How does one become a fortune-teller? How do clients assess the diviner's skills?
The Art of Fate Calculation explores how conceptions of fate circulate in Chinese and Taiwanese societies while resisting uniformization and institutionalization. How is a person's fate calculated? This is not only due to the stigma of "superstition" but also to the internal dynamic of fate calculation practice and