III Convegno Internazionale DA BOLOGNA VERSO IL MONDO: Lo specchio di Ermes – The Mirror of Hermes
We are pleased to bring to your attention the conference Lo specchio di Ermes – The Mirror of Hermes Languages, Symbols and Oracular Mediations in the Wisdom TraditionsBologna, Italy – 17, 18 and 19 October 2026 The conference explores the role of the oracle not only as a historical and religious phenomenon, but as a […]
FAU Seminar on „Theology Meets Astrology“
A seminar exploring the relationship between theology and astrology in Islamic cultural history will begin next month at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The seminar will feature textual analysis, practical work with astronomical instruments, and an exploartion of specialist astrological texts. Overview Original German Seminar Announcement Theologie trifft Astrologie: “Wie oben, so unten.” Den Sternenhimmel und den […]
The Use of Talismans by Fortune-Tellers in Taiwan: A Case Study of the Liang-de Fortune-Telling Center in New Taipei City
蕭顗芸 Xiao Yiyun. “臺灣命理師的符咒運用 : 以新北市兩德命理館為例 [The Use of Talismans by Fortune-Tellers in Taiwan: A Case Study of the Liang-de Fortune-Telling Center in New Taipei City].” PhD Diss., 輔仁大學 Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU), 2025. This dissertation explores the intersection of traditional Chinese divination and Taoist talisman practices in modern Taiwanese fortune-telling. Focusing on […]
Excavated Manuals from Early China: A New Study of Divination and Medical Practice
Qiu Jun Oscar Zheng. “To Do as Said and Written: Excavated Manuals and the Performance of Medicine and Spirit Power in Early China.” PhD Diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2026. This new dissertation examines excavated medical, incantatory, and divinatory manuals from early China as archaeological artifacts. Rather than studying received texts that have been rewritten over […]
New Issue Alert: IJDP Vol. 7, No. 1 Now Online
We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 7, Issue 1 of the International Journal of Divination and Prognostication (IJDP), now available on Brill’s platform. This issue offers new research that bridges European and Asian traditions, with articles exploring geomantic elements in Dante’s Commedia and literary representations of astrology and divination in the Mongol […]
IJDP Vol 7. First Issue
1rst Knowing Hands Book Talk: Alison Bashford, Decoding the Hand
We are pleased to announce that the Knowing Hands project led by Marta Hanson and Stéphanie Homola has started its own Book Talks series featuring recent and forthcoming publications that explore the cultural, historical, and scientific dimensions of the human hand. This series will examine the evolving interpretations of the hand across disciplines, from early […]
Call for Papers: “Philosophy of Divination in the Yijing” – Special IJDP Issue
We are pleased to announce an upcoming special issue of the International Journal of Divination and Prognostication (IJDP), guest-edited by Tze-ki Hon, dedicated to The Philosophy of Divination in the Yijing. This special issue aims to bring together innovative research and perspectives on the Yijing that move beyond its predominant treatment as a historical and philological […]
International ISCSD Conference: “Predictive Practices & Interpretations”
Updated 10/2/2026 About the Conference In cooperation with the Knowing Hands project, the International Society for the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) is hosting its inaugural international conference at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg. The central theme – “Predictive Practices and Interpretations” – will be explored across three interconnected aspects: Conference At a Glance Element Details […]
MOSAIC Introductory Meeting 3 February 2026
Petra G. Schmidl from FAU, together with a group of researchers from Belgium, Italy and the US, recently received a highly prestigious Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC): MOSAIC: Mapping Occult Sciences across Islamicate Cultures is dedicated to the study of historical sources on occult sciences in Islamicate cultures. The MOSAIC team Erlangen […]
