Divination and prediction in early China and ancient Greece / / Lisa Raphals.
"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 the...
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Raphals, Lisa Ann, 1951- Divination and prediction in early China and ancient Greece / Lisa Raphals. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (500 pages) : illustrations, maps text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Sources; 3. Theorizing divination; 4. Practitioners; 5. Methods; 6. The questions; 7. Consultors; 8. Mantic narratives; 9. Divination and systematic thought; 10. Conclusions; 11. Glossary; 12. Appendices. "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. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Divination China. Divination Greece. Electronic books. Print version: Raphals, Lisa Ann. Divination and prediction in early China and ancient Greece. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 xxviii, 470 pages 9781107010758 (DLC) 2012036781 ProQuest (Firm) https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=1303612 Click to View |
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