Divination's Grasp: African Encounters with the Almost Said

by Richard Werbner

Book Overview

Richard Werbner takes readers on a journey though contemporary charismatic wisdom divination in southern Africa. Beginning with the silent language of the divinatory lots, Werbner deciphers the everyday, metaphorical, and poetic language that is used to reveal their meaning. Through Werbner's skillful interpretations of the language of divination, a picture of Tswapong moral imagination is revealed. Concerns about dignity and personal illumination,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253018897
• ISBN13: 9780253018892
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher