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Divination Practices

Divination Practices is a systematic academic concept referring to ritualized procedures or techniques employed within belief systems to discern hidden knowledge, future events, or divine will through interpreted signs, visions, or symbolic outcomes.

158

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5.8K

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160

Authors

77

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2017–2026

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Publications

158

Cicero and Divination: the Formation of a Latin Discourse

Mary Beard · The Journal of Roman Studies · 1986 · 233 citations

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Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual

Jan Vansina, Victor Turner · The International Journal of African Historical Studies · 1977 · 150 citations

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Ancient Greek divination

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 150 citations

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Divination and Interpretation of Signs in the Ancient World

Amar Annus, Alex Nice · Aestimatio Sources and Studies in the History of Science · 2015 · 136 citations · Full text

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Anthropology and spirit possession: A reconsideration of the Pythia's role at Delphi

Lisa Maurizio · The Journal of Hellenic Studies · 1995 · 125 citations

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Authors

160

  1. WB
    William Bascom

    Northwestern University, United States

    4 publications · 244 citations

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  2. KG
    Knut Graw

    3 publications · 65 citations

    3

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  3. PB
    Pascal Boyer

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    3 publications · 98 citations

    3

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  4. DZ
    David Zeitlyn

    University of Kent, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 83 citations

    3

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  5. RS
    Rosalind Shaw

    Tufts University, United States

    2 publications · 64 citations

    2

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Institutions

77

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    155 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    35 citations

  3. École des hautes études en sciences sociales

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  4. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  5. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  6. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  7. University of Liège

    Liège, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    73 citations

  8. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 441 citations

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  2. Africa

    6 publications · 209 citations

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  3. Journal of Religion in Africa

    5 publications · 109 citations

    5

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  4. Current Anthropology

    CA · 4 publications · 219 citations

    4

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  5. Kernos

    3 publications · 168 citations

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