Oracles Of The Dead - Ancient Techniques For Predicting The Future (Paperback, First U.S. of Netherworld ed.)

NEW AGE / DIVINATION"Oracles once ruled the secret life of humanity. This is the best book I have ever read on those mysterious temples and techniques that preserved age-old traditions of seeking knowledge of the future." MICHAEL BAIGENT, author of Holy Blood, Holy Grail "A unique journey of discovery, an adventure beyond most people's wildest dreams. Only someone with Robert Temple's originality, persistence, and courage could have undertaken it. This book enables us to accompany him to places where mythology, archaeology, ritual, and spiritual vision meet." RUPERT SHELDRAKE, author of The Presence of the Past and A New Science of Life Many methods for predicting the future, such as tarot, runes, the I Ching, and other divinatory oracles, can be traced back to ancient cultures. In Oracles of the Dead Robert Temple examines the Greek and Roman traditions and techniques of divination and compares them to those of ancient China. He reveals the real physical location of the "hell" of the ancient Greeks--known in antiquity as the Oracle of the Dead and used for seances intended to contact the spirits of the dead--and provides photographs from his explorations there. Relating them to the ancient belief in the Oracle of the Dead, Temple examines the various mysteries associated with Delphi and the other oracles of the ancient world and explains how they were used to allow visitors to experience contact with the divine. Furthermore, his examination of the Chinese oracular system shows how the latest developments in science are validating the system of the I Ching. ROBERT TEMPLE is visiting professor of the history and philosophy of science at Tsinghua University in Beijing; fellow of the RoyalAstro-nomical Society; member of the Egypt Exploration Society, Royal Historical Society, Institute of Classical Studies, and the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies; and visiting research fellow of the University of the Aegean in Greece. He is the author of ten books, including The Sirius Mystery and The Genius of China. His translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh was staged at the Royal National Theatre in London in 1993 and, together with his wife, Olivia, he is the translator of Aesop: The Complete Fables. He also wrote, produced, and presented the documentary film Descent into Hell, based upon this book, for the National Geographic Channel. He resides in England.

General

Imprint:	Destiny Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	September 2005
Authors:	Robert Temple
Dimensions:	227 x 154 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	453
Edition:	First U.S. of Netherworld ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-59477-085-2
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Fortune-telling & divination > The I Ching Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Fortune-telling & divination > The I Ching
LSN:	1-59477-085-9
Barcode:	9781594770852

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