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'''Cephalonomancy''' (also known as ''cephaleonomancy'' or ''kephalonomancy'') is an ancient form of divination which used two different methods; one was concerned with the shape of the skull, somewhat like [[extispicy]] or [[phrenology]] the other involved heating the skull of a [[donkey]]<ref>{{Cite news | last = Bennett | first = Catherine | coauthors = | title = Well, you can never tell | newspaper = The Guardian | location = | pages = T2 | publisher = | date = February 16, 1995 }}</ref> or [[goat]]<ref>{{Cite news | last = Kelly | first = Stuart | coauthors = | title = Words of wisdom | newspaper = Scotland on Sunday | location = | pages = 4 | publisher = | date = July 29, 2007 }}</ref> while reciting various phrases, often the names of criminal suspects.<ref name="Harper">{{Cite encyclopedia | title = Kephalonomancy | encyclopedia = The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World | volume = 10 | pages = 357 | publisher = Harper Collins | date = | id = |
'''Cephalonomancy''' (also known as ''cephaleonomancy'' or ''kephalonomancy'') is an ancient form of divination which used two different methods; one was concerned with the shape of the skull, somewhat like [[extispicy]] or [[phrenology]] the other involved heating the skull of a [[donkey]]<ref>{{Cite news | last = Bennett | first = Catherine | coauthors = | title = Well, you can never tell | newspaper = The Guardian | location = | pages = T2 | publisher = | date = February 16, 1995 }}</ref> or [[goat]]<ref>{{Cite news | last = Kelly | first = Stuart | coauthors = | title = Words of wisdom | newspaper = Scotland on Sunday | location = | pages = 4 | publisher = | date = July 29, 2007 }}</ref> while reciting various phrases, often the names of criminal suspects.<ref name="Harper">{{Cite encyclopedia | title = Kephalonomancy | encyclopedia = The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World | volume = 10 | pages = 357 | publisher = Harper Collins | date = | id = }}</ref> If the skull crackled or the jaw moved while a name was spoken, this was taken to identify the guilty party.<ref name="Harper"/> |
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Cephalonomancy (also known as cephaleonomancy or kephalonomancy) is an ancient form of divination which used two different methods; one was concerned with the shape of the skull, somewhat like extispicy or phrenology the other involved heating the skull of a donkey[1] or goat[2] while reciting various phrases, often the names of criminal suspects.[3] If the skull crackled or the jaw moved while a name was spoken, this was taken to identify the guilty party.[3]
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- ^ Bennett, Catherine (February 16, 1995). "Well, you can never tell". The Guardian. pp. T2.
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(help) - ^ Kelly, Stuart (July 29, 2007). "Words of wisdom". Scotland on Sunday. p. 4.
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(help) - ^ a b "Kephalonomancy". The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Vol. 10. Harper Collins. p. 357.
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