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Divination and Diviners in Chinese Religions
February 17, 2022 - February 18, 2022
The Harn Eminent Scholar Chair in Art History (HESCAH) and the School of Art & Art History is pleased to present “Divination and Diviners in Chinese Religions,” an online symposium on February 17th and 18th organized by Guolong Lai, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Florida.Divination has played an irreplicable role in the diffused religious life of the Chinese people. Although it faced periodical suppressions, especially in the modern era, divination and diviners have not only survived but also flourished in digital media in recent decades. Built on decades of innovation scholarship conducted through the International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (IKGF) at the University Erlangen-Nuremberg, this international symposium brings together a group of eminent scholars from various disciplines of Chinese studies to focus on Chinese diviners, examining how they adopted new technology and adapted their practices to changing social, political, and cultural contexts throughout Chinese history.