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Divination and Oracles
Edited by Michael Loewe and Carmen Blacker
Hard cover with dust jacket, excellent condition.
Divination and Oracles edited by Michael Loewe and Carmen Blacker is a scholarly collection of essays examining the history, practice and cultural significance of divination across different civilisations. First published in 1981 by George Allen & Unwin, the book brings together contributions from specialists in fields such as anthropology, history, religion and Asian studies to explore how societies have sought guidance about the future, interpreted signs and communicated with the supernatural world.
The essays examine a wide range of traditions, including ancient Chinese oracle practices, Japanese divination, classical Greek and Roman methods, Mesopotamian omen interpretation, and other religious and cultural systems. The contributors consider divination not simply as fortune-telling, but as a complex social and intellectual practice connected with politics, religion, decision-making and humanity’s desire to understand uncertainty.
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