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Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece
Raphals, Lisa (University of California, Riverside)
This book examines early Chinese and Greek divination, including who practised it, who consulted it, the methods used, and the kinds of questions asked. It also examines divination as a subject of rhetorical and political narratives, and its role in the development of systematic philosophical and scientific inquiry.
496 pages, 26 b/w illus. 3 maps 3 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 17, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107010758 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 496 |
| Dimensions | 176 × 252 × 28 mm · 1.04 kg (Weight (estimated)) |
