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 […]
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 […]