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 […]