LEADER 03517nam 2200493 i 4500001 ssj0000999482 003 WaSeSS 005 20191012081120.0 006 m d 007 cr n 008 120911s2013 enkab sb 001 0 mul d 010 2012036781 020 9781107010758 035 (WaSeSS)ssj0000999482 040 DLC |beng |cDLC |dDLC |dWaSeSS 042 pcc 043 a-cc---e-gr--- 049 EREENEHH 050 00 BL613 |b.R37 2013 082 00 292.3/2 |223 084 HIS002000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Raphals, Lisa Ann, |d1951- |=^A404257 245 10 Divination and prediction in early China and ancient Greece |h[electronic resource] / |cLisa Raphals. 260 United Kingdom ;New York : |bCambridge University Press, |c2013. 300 xxviii, 470 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c26 cm 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-459) and index. 505 8 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. 506 Available only to authorized users. 520 "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"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "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"-- |cProvided by publisher. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web 650 0 Divination |zChina. |=^A575914 650 0 Divination |zGreece. |=^A26425 650 7 HISTORY / Ancient / General. |2bisacsh 655 0 Electronic books. |=^A491897 856 40 |zFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eastcarolina/detail.action?docID=1303612 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJOYNER188 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hHSL77 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJMUSIC60 596 1 3 4 998 5190712