Divination and prediction in early China and ancient Greece
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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1 online resource (500 pages) : illustrations, maps
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English
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9781107290105 (e-book)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Raphals, L. A. (2013). Divination and prediction in early China and ancient Greece . Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Raphals, Lisa Ann, 1951-. 2013. Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece. Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Raphals, Lisa Ann, 1951-. Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece Cambridge University Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Raphals, Lisa Ann. Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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