Mesopotamian astrology
Divination in the Ancient Near East took many forms. One of the most important practices, however, was astrology-the art of observing the sky and weather for signs. The first written evidence for this began in the late third millennium BCE, but it probably existed even earlier. Throughout the early...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2019]
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Religion compass
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-10 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mesopotamia
/ Astrology
/ Divination
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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