Divination and Oracles

First published in 1981, Divination and Oracles analyses the religious practices of the ancient world as they have been witnessed from Scandinavia to Tibet and Japan, from the third millennium BC until the present day.

Autorentext

Michael Loewe and Carmen Blacker

Klappentext

First published in 1981, Divination and Oracles analyses the religious practices of the ancient world as they have been witnessed from Scandinavia to Tibet and Japan, from the third millennium BC until the present day.

Zusammenfassung
First published in 1981, Divination and Oracles analyses the religious practices of the ancient world as they have been witnessed from Scandinavia to Tibet and Japan, from the third millennium BC until the present day.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Tibet 2. China 3. Japan 4. The Classical World 5. The Germanic World 6. The Babylonians and Hittites 7. Ancient Egypt 8. Ancient Israel 9. Islam Index