“Writing with the Phoenix Brush” in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region
We are very pleased to announce the visit of a spirit-writing (fuji 扶乩 or 扶箕) community from Taiwan, hosted by CAS-E at the invitation of ISCSD president and CAS-E director Michael Lackner. The practice of “writing with the phoenix brush” remains widespread in Taiwan and parts of China to this day. A religious temple community […]
Online Lecture by Erwan Dianteill on Ifa and Geomancy
On May 7, 2025, ISCSD member Erwan Dianteill (Université Paris Cité – UFR SHS Sorbonne; Hutchins Center Fellow, Harvard University) held an online presentation on the YouTube channel of The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. The lecture entitled “Ifa and Geomancy: A Comparative Hermeneutics of Divinatory Systems in Africa, […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
Announcing the Launch of the ISCSD Book Talk Series
Dear Colleagues and Friends, The International Society for the Critical Study of Divination (ISCSD) is excited to announce the launch of the ISCSD Book Talk series. The ISCSD Book Talk aims to spotlight the outstanding contributions of authors and editors within the “Prognostication in History” Book Series, published by Brill. Each month, we will host […]
