Divination Speech

Divination Speech is a ritual speech practice in which a specialized form of communication is employed to access supernatural or transcendent knowledge, distinguished from other ritual speech acts by its specific function of eliciting or interpreting signs, omens, or divine messages through prescribed linguistic and performative conventions.

42

Publications

2.4K

Citations

43

Authors

12

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Authors

43

  1. WB
    William Bascom

    Northwestern University, United States

    4 publications · 293 citations

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  2. PB
    Pascal Boyer

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

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  3. KD
    Keith Dickson

    Aston University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. GI
    G. I. Jones

    Christ University, India

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. UT
    Ulrika Trovalla

    Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden

    1 publications · 66 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 625 citations

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  2. Critical Inquiry

    2 publications · 74 citations

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  3. Man

    2 publications · 127 citations

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  4. Current Anthropology

    CA · 2 publications · 73 citations

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  5. Early China

    2 publications · 55 citations

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