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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Other Authors: Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay 1983- (Editor), Eidinow, Esther 1970- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2019
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary: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
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2019
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 296 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780191880032
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198844549.001.0001