searching publications about 占卜, 梦占, 算命, 乩, 算卦

[holger]

Hello,

I'm collecting titles of chinese publications about divination in china for my research paper. The range covers both traditional an modern china. Unfortunately with no satisfying success up to now. I searched at books.qooqle.cn and amazon but the results are intermingled with popular pracical guidebooks (how to tell your fortune on 366 days a year...)

I was recommended this site for book reviews: http://www.cbr.org.cn/ but didn't find anything. Is this really chinas most important book review page?

I'm sure there are research projects out there on this issue but how can I find them? I'd be most lucky to have their bibliographies...

Thanks for advice.

[Ole]

Hello Holger,

have you tried google book search 占卜 , 梦占, 算命, 乩,算卦 ?

hope that helps,

Ole

[floatingmoon]

I'm sure there are research projects out there on this issue but how can I find them?

I think there is:

Try search as

ancient tradition and beliefs,

anthropology,

religion, religion history

Taoism (many Chinese divination has to do with Taoism)

EDIT:

And many divination come from I-ching.

I just know many things can be use for 占卜.

bamboo stick, writing on sand, TuiBei picture, incense, Java Sparrow, even a word, turtle shell

search with 占卜

http://hk.chiculture.net/cgi-bin/search.cgi?ps=10&o=0&wm=sub&m=all&wf=2221&ul=&q=%A5e%A4R&cmd.x=0&cmd.y=0&menu1=%23

search with 占卦

http://hk.chiculture.net/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=%A5e%A8%F6&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&ps=10&o=0&wm=sub&m=all&wf=2221&ul=

Good "luck"

Let us know how the search goes, I want to know too. Thank you.