Christian Divination in Late Antiquity / / Robert Wisniewski.
In Late Antiquity, people commonly sought to acquire knowledge about the past, the present, and the future, using a variety of methods. While early Christians did not doubt that these methods worked effectively, in theory they were not allowed to make use of them. In practice, people responded to th...
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Wisniewski, Robert, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Christian Divination in Late Antiquity / Robert Wisniewski. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020] ©2020 1 online resource (288 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Social worlds of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages ; 8 Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. Attitudes to Divination -- 2. Prophets -- 3. Take and Read -- 4. Books and Bones -- 5. Divinatory Lots -- 6. Interrogating Demoniacs -- 7. Incubation -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In Late Antiquity, people commonly sought to acquire knowledge about the past, the present, and the future, using a variety of methods. While early Christians did not doubt that these methods worked effectively, in theory they were not allowed to make use of them. In practice, people responded to this situation in diverse ways. Some simply renounced any hope of learning about the future, while others resorted to old practices regardless of the consequences. A third option, however, which emerged in the fourth century, was to construct divinatory methods that were effective yet religiously tolerable. This book is devoted to the study of such practices and their practitioners, and provides answers to essential questions concerning this phenomenon. How did it develop? How closely were Christian methods related to older, traditional customs? Who used them and in which situations? Who offered oracular services? And how were they treated by the clergy, intellectuals, and common people? Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023) Christianity and culture. Divination. AUP Wetenschappelijk. Antiquity. History, Art History, and Archaeology. Religion and Theology. Sociology and Social History. HISTORY / Ancient / General. bisacsh Late Antiquity - Divination - History of Christianity. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 9783110689556 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2 9783110696295 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English 9783110704716 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 9783110704518 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Classical Studies 2020 English 9783110704839 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Classical Studies 2020 9783110704631 ZDB-23-DGD Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PP ROW Ebook Package English 2020 9783110696301 https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048541010?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789048541010 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789048541010/original |
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. Attitudes to Divination -- 2. Prophets -- 3. Take and Read -- 4. Books and Bones -- 5. Divinatory Lots -- 6. Interrogating Demoniacs -- 7. Incubation -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
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