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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Footprints of the future: Dogon fox divination |
Author: | Beek, Walter E.A. van |
Year: | 2005 |
Periodical: | Mande Studies |
Volume: | 7 |
Pages: | 69-88 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Mali |
Subjects: | divination Dogon rituals |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/44078838 |
Abstract: | This paper presents an ethnographic description of fox divination among the Dogon of Mali. It describes the preparation of the spot where the fox ('Vulpes pallida' or desert fox) is meant to leave its traces, the framework of the divination bed, the interpretation of the fox's traces among the signs and symbols on the divination bed, questions asked by the diviner, examples of problems and answers, the relation between the diviner and his clients, the funeral and funeral feast when the fox has died, the introduction of a new diviner to the fox, and the fox's knowledge of the future. Bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract] |