Divination and prediction in early china and ancient greece
Auteur :
Raphals, Lisa
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107010758
Date de publication :
17 oct. 2013
Dimensions :
25,2 x 18,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
1150 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.