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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay Gayle, 1983- editor (editor), Eidinow, Esther, 1970- editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2019.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Oxford scholarship online.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425015206719
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Sumario: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.
Notas:This edition also issued in print: 2019.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (309 pages)
Público:Specialized.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192582911
9780191880032
9780192582904
Acceso:Open access