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100 1 _aHong, Ze,
_eauthor.
_1https://kevinhong.home.blog/
245 1 0 _aDivination :
_ba cognitive perspective /
_cZe Hong.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2025.
300 _a1 online resource (72 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge elements. Elements in the psychology of religion
_x2753-6866
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Apr 2025).
520 _aThis Element adopts a naturalistic, cognitive perspective to understand divination. Following an overview of divination and the historical background of its scholarly study, Section 2 examines various definitions and proposes a working definition that balances common usage with theoretical coherence. Section 3 surveys existing theories of divination, including symbolic and functional perspectives, while critiquing their limitations. Section 4 argues for the primacy of cognition in divinatory practices, emphasizing the role of universal cognitive mechanisms and culturally specific worldviews in shaping their plausibility and persistence. Expanding on these ideas, Section 5 investigates the interplay between individual cognition and societal processes, highlighting socio-cultural factors such as the preferential reporting of successful outcomes that bolster divination's perceived efficacy. Finally, Section 6 concludes by summarizing the Element's key arguments and identifying open questions for future research on the cognitive dimension of divination.
650 0 _aDivination.
650 0 _aPsychology and religion.
650 0 _aPsychology, Religious.
650 0 _aCognition and culture.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781009541992
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009541961
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