{"product_id":"pebbles-and-deities-umar-habila-dadem-danfulani-9783631491614","title":"Pebbles and Deities: Pa Divination Among the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria","description":"Among the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul, divination is an important agent of mediation between the spirit and human realms. This study examines \u003ci\u003ePa\u003c\/i\u003e divination among these three little-known Chadic-speaking ethnic groups on the Jos Plateau in central Nigeria. It is a phenomenological and anthropological work which focuses on the role of pebbles and deities as main symbols. In addition, it provides an analysis of general classifications of divination, with special emphasis on divination with sixteen basic figures to which \u003ci\u003ePa\u003c\/i\u003e belongs. In a comparative study of \u003ci\u003ePa\u003c\/i\u003e patterns, the author discusses the mythology, taxonomy, theology and ritual framework of this system. He develops a phenomenology of \u003ci\u003ePa\u003c\/i\u003e and places it within the wider perspective of African divination systems. Among other things, the study provides insights into the role of binary opposition modes, oracular speech, gender relations, colour symbolism, animal imageries and hermeneutics in divination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3631491611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783631491614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459870830847,"sku":"9783631491614","price":106.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_132256f3-5bde-4ba6-9e9b-28577cd0db51.jpg?v=1777412255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pebbles-and-deities-umar-habila-dadem-danfulani-9783631491614","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}