We want to record ways in which the Weston Library exhibition Oracles, Omens & Answers has made a difference in your life or the lives of those around you.
Did the exhibition prompt you to think differently about divination and its history? Has your mind been changed in anyway? Have your attitudes towards or engagement with divination changed? Perhaps you downloaded – or deleted – an astrology app? Perhaps the interactive cartomancy AI in the exhibition gave you good – or bad – advice, which helped you to make a decision?
We would love to hear from you.
The Exhibition: “Oracles Omens Answers” at the Weston Library, Oxford Dec 2024-April 2025
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oracles-omens-and-answers
and the related Book: Divination Oracles Omens
UK/Europe orders:
USA orders:
Both of which were reviewd in TLS on 28 Feb 2025:
Note on data and ethics: We are asking for feedback as part of The Using Oracles project
Purpose of the Study: we are asking for feedback on the impacts of the Oracles, Omens & Answers exhibition.
Potential Risks and Benefits: It is unlikely that you will experience any risks or discomfort by participating beyond what would be experienced in everyday life. There are no specific benefits associated with participating.
Compensation: participation is voluntary and is not compensated.
Confidentiality: The data collected in this study are completely anonymous. No personally identifiable information will be collected and the information you choose to provide in this study cannot be connected back to you. Results from this study may be published or presented at research conferences, and the anonymous data and may eventually be shared with other researchers through an online data repository.
Voluntary Participation: Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may choose to not participate or end your participation at any time without penalty.
Questions or Concerns: If you have any questions or comments about this study, you may contact the researcher: David Zeitlyn, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford, 51 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PF, UK. tel: +44 1865 612374 email divination_project@anthro.ox.ac.uk
This study has been approved by the University of Oxford Central University Research Ethics Committee ‘CUREC’ Reference: SAME_C1A_24_020
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