Sand-diviner in Mali
[Photo credit : Sociolingo Africa]
A sand diviner in Mali
With a Malian colleague I visited a sand diviner in his village along the Guinea road some years ago. It was an interesting experience that changed my perspective. The man was introduced to me as a ‘marabout’ or muslim holy man. He was very welcoming and was eager for me to see what he was doing and why. My colleague was visiting him to find some information out about his future as he was worried about a government reorganisation.
I was exploring to find more information about sand divination used by the Bambara in Mali when I found the following excerpt from a book which corresponds very closely to my experience.
Eglash, R. African Fractals: Modem Computing and Indigenous Design (Rutgers University Press, 1999.)
Suggested Books (US)
- African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design
- Africa Counts: Number and Pattern in African Cultures
- Geometry from Africa (Classroom Resource Materials)
- The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge (African Systems of Thought)
Suggested Books (UK)
- African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design
- Geometry from Africa. Mathematical and educational explorations
- The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge (African Systems of Thought)
