Diviners with Membership and Certificates: An Inquiry into the Legitimation and Professionalisation of Chinese Diviners

In wrestling with the precariousness of their legitimacy and reputation, diviners in China have developed their own approaches to legitimating and professionalising their business and occupation. This paper discusses the strategy of incorporating the occupation of divination into modern knowledge pr...
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Li, Geng [verfasserIn]

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Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2015

Rechteinformationen:

Nutzungsrecht: © 2015 The Australian National University 2015

Schlagwörter:

Professionalisation

Imitation

Legitimacy

China

Divination

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: The Asia Pacific journal of anthropology - Canberra : Department of Anthropology [[2000-2003]], 2000, 16(2015), 3, Seite 244

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volume:16 ; year:2015 ; number:3 ; pages:244

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DOI / URN:

10.1080/14442213.2015.1032999

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OLC1956689443

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