scapulimancy (n.)

肩胛骨放入火中占卜，1871年，由 scapula + -mancy “占卜”的组合形式组成。相关词汇： Scapulimantic。

With haruspication may be classed the art of divining by bones, as where North American Indians would put in the fire a certain flat bone of a porcupine, and judge from its colour if the porcupine-hunt would be successful. The principal art of this kind is divination by a shoulder-blade, technically called scapulimancy or omoplatoscopy. This is especially found in vogue in Tartary, where it is ancient, and whence it may have spread into all other countries where we hear of it. [Edward B. Tylor, "Primitive Culture," 1871]

与肝脏占卜相似的是，通过骨头占卜的艺术，例如北美印第安人会将豪猪的某个扁平骨头放入火中，从其颜色判断豪猪狩猎是否成功。这种占卜的主要艺术是通过肩胛骨占卜，技术上称为肩胛骨占卜或肩胛骨观察。这在塔塔尔地区尤其流行，是古老的，可能已经传播到我们听说过的所有其他国家。[爱德华·B·泰勒，《原始文化》，1871年]