Anthropologists and historians study divination because it sheds light on the fears and anxieties of particular cultures, many of which are universal.
- Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford
Ngam dù is a form of divination in which questions are asked of large spiders that live in holes in the ground. The results of spider divination can be used as evidence in Cameroon’s courts.
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