Ancient divination and experience

This volume sets out to re-examine what ancient people - primarily those in ancient Greek and Roman communities, but also Mesopotamian and Chinese cultures - thought they were doing through divination, and what this can tell us about the religions and cultures in which divination was practised. The...

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Subtitles:"This volume is the result of a conference held in London, in July 2015, on the topc of divination in ancient cultures ..."
Contributors: Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay 1983- (Editor) ; Eidinow, Esther 1970- (Editor)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Edition:First edition
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Greece (Antiquity) / Roman Empire / Ancient Orient / China / Fortune-telling
RelBib Classification:BE Greco-Roman religions
Further subjects:B Greece
B Divination
B Conference program 2015 (London)
B China
B Rome (Empire)
B Religion
B Iraq
B China Religion
B Iraq Religion
B Greece Religion
B Rome Religion
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Parallel Edition:Electronic