The Art of Fate Calculation Helen ParisFrom housewives to students and high ranking officials, people from all social backgrounds in China and Taiwan visit fate calculation masters to learn about their destiny. How do clients assess the diviners skills? How does one become a fortune teller? How is a persons fate calculated? The Art of Fate Calculation explores how conceptions of fate circulate in Chinese and Taiwanese societies while resisting uniformization and institutionalization. This
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