Evolutionary Adaptation of Korean Divination to Religious Markets: A Case Study of Three Divination Communities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
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DOI: 10.1163/15685314-04504009
Abstract: Although divination is admittedly the oldest religious tradition constructed in human societies, there are few sociological researches on divination. This article explains different features of three divination communities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA) in… read more here.
Keywords: metropolitan area; divination communities; three divination; divination ... See more keywords
ECS-Ecrea Early Career Scholar Prize winner - An astrological genealogy of artificial intelligence: From ‘pseudo-sciences’ of divination to sciences of prediction
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DOI: 10.1177/13675494231164874
Abstract: Algorithmic media have adopted and adapted divinatory practices and vernaculars of prediction, prophecy, probability, fortune-telling and forecasting – suggesting a possible link between artificial intelligence and pre-scientific modes of speculation. Statistical thinking and magical thinking,… read more here.
Keywords: divination; methodology; genealogy; artificial intelligence ... See more keywords
Divination with Plants in West Africa
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DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-38.4.550
Abstract: Abstract. The Sèmè make particularly abundant use of plants in the field of divination. Diviners practice their art with the assistance of a bush spirit that comes to live with them at home. Plants serve… read more here.
Keywords: bush spirit; plants west; west africa; divination plants ... See more keywords