How did the witchcraft kingdom and witch family exist in Shang Dynasty? Who is the soothsayer of Shang King?

Later, when archaeologists were studying Shang Dynasty, they found that Oracle Bone Inscriptions of Shang Dynasty recorded a large number of divination activities of Shang kings. As we all know, divination was an extremely important existence in Shang Dynasty. During the Shang Dynasty, the Shang king divined every day, and he also decided all political affairs through divination. Do you know what kind of witchcraft kingdoms and families existed in Shang Dynasty?

Shang Dynasty was an era of powerful theocracy. Businessmen deal with "God" through "divination". Of course, in addition to contact with "gods", businessmen have to deal with "ghosts", mainly ghosts that endanger society, such as ghosts. The ancestors of Shang dynasty have been listed as gods, and merchants mainly rely on witchcraft to drive out ghosts. Wiccan practitioners should not only rely on manpower, but also rely on the power of God. Witchcraft in Shang dynasty has spread to every corner of social life, and there is almost nothing wrong with it.

There was a strong religious belief and witchcraft tradition in Shang dynasty, and the witchcraft kingdom and witchcraft family in Shang dynasty were also very important. In the divination activities of the Shang kings and some noble ministers, when offering sacrifices to their ancestors, they would invite people from these witchcraft kingdoms and witchcraft families to perform divination. Therefore, the social status of witchcraft kingdom and witchcraft family is relatively high. Because witchcraft and politics are linked together, the characteristics of Shang politics can be summarized as the unity of witchcraft and politics, and the characteristics of Shang culture can be summarized as witchcraft history and culture.

Divination is the core of all spiritual life in Shang society. From military events to daily life, such as dreaming, Shang kings have to carry out divination. Therefore, divination was very important for Shang Dynasty. As for who divined for Shang Zhouwang, I guess it should be Shang Zhouwang himself, or a wizard trusted by Shang Zhouwang.