Early Mesopotamian Divination Literature - Its Organizational Framework and Generative and Paradigmatic Characteristics (Hardcover)

In Early Mesopotamian Divination Literature: Its Organizational Framework and Generative and Paradigmatic Characteristics, Abraham Winitzer provides a detailed study of the Akkadian Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1600 BC) omen collections stemming from extispicy, the most significant Mesopotamian divination technique for most of that civilization's history. Paying close attention to these texts' organizational structure, Winitzer details the mechanics responsible for their origins and development, and highlights key characteristics of a conceptual framework that helped reconfigure Mesopotamian divination into a literature in line with significant, new forms of literary expression from the same time. This literature, Winitzer concludes, represents an early form of scientific reasoning that began to appreciate the centrality of texts and textual interpretation in this civilization's production, organization, and conception of knowledge.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Ancient Magic and Divination, 12
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Abraham Winitzer
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	490
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-34699-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-34699-6
Barcode:	9789004346994

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