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 […]
Jan. 15, 2025, Book Talk: Tristan Brown and the Laws of the Land
We are excited to announce the first ISCSD Book Talk of 2025, featuring Professor Tristan Brown (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), who will present his groundbreaking book, Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China (Princeton University Press, 2023), winner of the prestigious John K. Fairbank Prize. This insightful work explores the […]
ISCSD Book Talk with Professor Vincent Goossaert
We are delighted to announce that the recording of our ISCSD Book Talk on December 18, 2024, is now available on the ISCSD YouTube channel. In this event, Professor Vincent Goossaert (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris) presented his influential book, Making the Gods Speak: The Ritual Production of Revelation in Chinese Religious History (Harvard […]
ISCSD Book Talk: Vincent Goossaert and Making the Gods Speak
Join us for an enlightening ISCSD Book Talk featuring Professor Vincent Goossaert (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris) as he presents his groundbreaking work, Making the Gods Speak: The Ritual Production of Revelation in Chinese Religious History (Harvard University Asia Center, 2022). This book offers a compelling examination of the ritual techniques and historical evolution […]
Recording of ISCSD Book Talk on The Other Yijing Now Available
The International Society of the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) is pleased to announce that the recording of our recent book talk, held on November 20, 2024, is now available on our YouTube channel. This engaging event featured a presentation of The Other Yijing: The Book of Changes in Chinese History, Politics, and Everyday Life […]
ISCSD Book Talk: The Other Yijing with Tze-ki Hon
The ISCSD Book Talk series is pleased to announce its upcoming event scheduled on November 20, 2024, at 15:00 CEST. Prof. Tze-ki Hon 韓子奇 (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College) and two contributors to the volume, Prof. Chang Chia-Feng 張嘉鳳 (National Taiwan University) and Prof. Zhao Lu 趙璐 (NYU Shanghai) will present […]
New Publication Announcement: Divination, Oracles & Omens Edited by Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn
We are excited to announce the upcoming publication of Divination, Oracles & Omens, edited by Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, which will be available from Bodleian Libraries Press on 5 December 2024 at £25.00. This engaging and richly illustrated book delves into humanity’s long-standing quest to explore life’s mysteries through diverse divination practices spanning cultures […]
ISCSD Book Talk with Dr. Luís Campos Ribeiro on Jesuit Astrology
The ISCSD Book Talk series is pleased to share the recording of its recent event, held on October 24, 2024. This stimulating discussion centered on Dr. Luís Campos Ribeiro’s groundbreaking book, Jesuit Astrology: Prognostication and Science in Early Modern Culture (Brill, 2023). Joining Dr. Ribeiro were esteemed discussants Dr. Francisco Malta Romeiras (University of Lisbon) […]
