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Fortune-tellers and PhilosophersRichard J. Smith
Fortune-tellers and Philosophers
Divination in Traditional Chinese Society
- First published1991
- TraditionDivination
- Shelf84 books
A comprehensive study of divination in late imperial China, covering the Yijing, astrology, physiognomy, geomancy, spirit writing and the almanac. Smith shows how these practices were shared by scholars, officials and ordinary people.













