03954nam a2200625Ki 4500 ocn862077079 OCoLC 20200709055900.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 131104s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781461950431 (electronic bk.) 1461950430 (electronic bk.) 9781107010758 1107010756 (OCoLC)862077079 604621 (N$T) a-cc--- e-gr--- BL613 .R37 2013eb OCC 036020 bisacsh REL 072000 bisacsh 292.3/2 23 HIS002000 bisacsh N$TA Raphals, Lisa Ann, 1951- Divination and prediction in early China and ancient Greece / Lisa Raphals. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "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. "This book is an exploration of divination and prediction in Chinese and Greek antiquity, but it is also a part of two ongoing interdisciplinary and intercultural explorations that have informed my scholarly work. One is the engagement between the disciplines of philosophy and history from a perspective also informed by anthropology. The other is the comparative study of Chinese and Greek antiquity from a shifting viewpoint informed by all three disciplines"-- Provided by publisher. 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. Description based on print version record. Divination China. Divination Greece. HISTORY Ancient General. bisacsh Divination. fast (OCoLC)fst00895747 China. fast (OCoLC)fst01206073 Greece. fast (OCoLC)fst01208380 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism bisacsh RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Raphals, Lisa Ann, 1951- Divination and prediction in early China and ancient Greece 9781107010758 (DLC) 2012036781 (OCoLC)814951912 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=604621 Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2012036781-t.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2012036781-d.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2012036781-b.html EBSCOhost EBSC 604621 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53500 53500