Recording Available | ISCSD Book Talk with Zeynep K. Korkman
The International Society for the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) is pleased to announce that the recording of our Book Talk held on May 16, 2025, is now available online. The event featured Gendered Fortunes: Divination, Precarity, and Affect in Postsecular Turkey by Zeynep K. Korkman (University of California, Los Angeles), with Canan Tanir (University […]
ISCSD Book Talk Online | The Legacy of Chinese Shamanism: The Wu and Their Successors
The International Society for the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) presents a Book Talk on The Legacy of Chinese Shamanism: The Wu and Their Successors, edited by Johan Hausen. This landmark volume—the first to focus exclusively on the Chinese wu (often, though contentiously, translated as “shamans”)—brings together interdisciplinary essays tracing the transformations of the wu […]
Upcoming ISCSD Book Talk: The Legacy of Chinese Shamanism: The Wu and Their Successors
Date: July 28, 2025Time: 16:00 CETZoom Link: https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/65361545007 The International Society for the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) is pleased to invite you to our next Book Talk, which will spotlight the landmark volumeThe Legacy of Chinese Shamanism: The Wu and Their Successors, edited by Johan Hausen. This pioneering collection—the first of its kind to […]
Postponed-ISCSD Book Talk: Onomantic Divination in Late Medieval Britain
Dear friends and colleagues, Due to unforeseen organizational circumstances, we regret to inform you that the following event must be postponed to a later date. We will announce the new date as soon as it is confirmed. Thank you for your understanding and continued support. Best regards, The ISCSD Team. Date: June 25, 2025 Time: 13:00 CET […]
ISCSD Book Talk: Gendered Fortunes in Postsecular Turkey
The International Society for the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) is pleased to invite you to our next Book Talk, featuring Gendered Fortunes: Divination, Precarity, and Affect in Postsecular Turkey by Zeynep K. Korkman (University of California, Los Angeles). The event will take place on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 18:00 CET. In this pathbreaking […]
Urgent: New Link for Today’s Book Talk
Due to some unexpected technical issues, the previous Zoom link is not working. Please kindly use the following one: https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/65778448047?pwd=swnDagxmF7JOiIA4vNYdGOVGibEZys.1
ISCSD Book Talk: Handbook of Divination and Prognostication in China
The International Society for the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) cordially invites you to attend our upcoming Book Talk event. Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025Time: 13:00 CETOnline via Zoom: https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/67790037813 Join us for an engaging scholarly discussion on the Handbook of Divination and Prognostication in China, the first comprehensive reference work dedicated to the vast […]
ISCSD Book Talk on The Art of Fate Calculation Now Available on YouTube
We are pleased to announce that the recording of our ISCSD Book Talk, featuring Stéphanie Homola’s influential work The Art of Fate Calculation: Practicing Divination in Taipei, Beijing, and Kaifeng, has been published on our YouTube channel. In this event, Prof. Homola (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) offers a comprehensive ethnographic study of divination […]
February 6, 2025 ISCSD Book Talk: Exploring The Art of Fate Calculation
Date: February 6, 2025 Time: 14:00 (CEST) Location: Online (Zoom link below) The International Society for the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) invites you to an engaging Book Talk featuring Stéphanie Homola’s groundbreaking work, The Art of Fate Calculation: Practicing Divination in Taipei, Beijing, and Kaifeng. This ethnographic study delves into the intricate world of […]
Tristan Brown and Fengshui in Qing China Recording Online
We are delighted to announce that the recording of the first ISCSD Book Talk of 2025 is now available on our YouTube channel! This engaging event featured Professor Tristan Brown (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), presenting his groundbreaking book, Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China (Princeton University Press, 2023), which […]
