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.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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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 recurso electrónico : illustraciones (blanco y negro)
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780191880032