Ancient divination and experience /

How did people in the ancient world experience their attempts to communicate with divine powers? This volume seeks to re-examine divination in ancient Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian, and Chinese cultures and to identify and elucidate previously understudied aspects of ancient divinatory experience and p...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay Gayle, Eidinow, Esther
Weitere Verfasser:
Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay Gayle (HerausgeberIn), Eidinow, Esther (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
How did people in the ancient world experience their attempts to communicate with divine powers? This volume seeks to re-examine divination in ancient Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian, and Chinese cultures and to identify and elucidate previously understudied aspects of ancient divinatory experience and practice.
Umfang:
1 online resource (309 pages)
Anmerkungen:
This edition also issued in print: 2019.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-258291-7
0-19-188003-5
0-19-258290-9
Zugangseinschränkungen:
Open access
Schlagworte:
Divination.
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