We are proud to present to you this year’s second issue of the International Journal of Divination and Prognostication.
Discover Volume 5, Issue 2
The second IJDP issue of 2024 continues the series of memorial articles edited by our guest editor Marta Hanson and dedicated to her late mentor Nathan Sivin, one of the most prominent historians of science, technology, and medicine in China.
Michael Lackner and Marta Hanson’s editorial commemorates Nathan Sivin’s contributions to the study of Chinese divination, medicine, and religion, highlighting the methodological foundations he established. Constance A. Cook’s article explores the evolution of the jue genre from esoteric Daoist manuals to broader technical texts, emphasizing its role in transmitting specialized knowledge. Michael Nylan’s paper argues that the modern binaries applied to early Chinese divination texts contradict the worldviews expressed in them, which envisioned a multi-generational community of both the living and the dead. Zhao Lu’s study focuses on the emotional language in Dunhuang divination manuals, particularly how worry was used to gauge uncertainty and auspiciousness. Che-Chia Chang reviews Minakuchi Takuju’s 2016 work on the historical discourse of feng shui from the Song to Qing dynasties, analyzing its development through a Confucian lens.
Please visit the journal page to view the table of contents of IJDP Vol. 5, Issue 2.
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Call for Submissions
The International Journal of Divination and Prognostication invites original research articles, reviews, and commentaries for future issues. Visit the Journal page for submission guidelines and deadlines as well as an overview of all IJDP issues.
Stay informed and explore the latest advancements in the field by accessing the full articles of all issues in our online repository at brill.com. We thank our contributors, reviewers, readers, and publishers for their continued support.
Editors-in-Chief: Michael Lackner, Charles Burnett
Managing Editor: Ulrike Pickardt
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The International Journal of Divination and Prognostication is indexed by Scopus.
