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Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R3,400
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Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece (Hardcover, New): Lisa Raphals

Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece (Hardcover, New)

Lisa Raphals

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Divination was an important and distinctive aspect of religion in both ancient China and ancient Greece, and this book will provide the first systematic account and analysis of the two side by side. Who practised divination in these cultures and who consulted it? What kind of questions did they ask, and what methods were used to answer those questions? As well as these practical aspects, Lisa Raphals also examines divination as a subject of rhetorical and political narratives, and its role in the development of systematic philosophical and scientific inquiry. She explores too the important similarities, differences and synergies between Greek and Chinese divinatory systems, providing important comparative evidence to reassess Greek oracular divination.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2013
First published: October 2013
Authors: Lisa Raphals
Dimensions: 252 x 182 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-01075-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Oriental religions > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Oriental religions > General
LSN: 1-107-01075-6
Barcode: 9781107010758

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