Worlds Full of Signs Ancient Greek Divination in Context |
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| Author:
| Beerden, Kim |
| Series title: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-25239-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Flexibility is the distinguishing feature of ancient Greek divination. Worlds Full of Signsoffers a systematic approach by discussing the divinatory sign, homo divinans, text and uncertainty management from a comparative perspective, using Republican Rome and Neo-Assyrian Mesopotamia as comparanda.
Flexibility is the distinguishing feature of ancient Greek divination. Worlds Full of Signsoffers a systematic approach by discussing the divinatory sign, homo divinans, text and uncertainty management from a comparative perspective, using Republican Rome and Neo-Assyrian Mesopotamia as comparanda.