{"title":"Oriental religions","description":"Books on the subject of Oriental religions","products":[{"product_id":"divination-and-prediction-in-early-china-and-ancient-greece-hardback-9781107010758","title":"Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece (Hardback) 9781107010758","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDivination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book compares the intellectual and social history and past and present contexts of mantic practices (divination) in Chinese and Greek antiquity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLisa Raphals (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107010758, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 October 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages, 26 b\/w illus.  3 maps  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 18.2 x 2.7 cm, 1.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDivination 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sources\u003cbr\u003e 3. Theorizing divination\u003cbr\u003e 4. Practitioners\u003cbr\u003e 5. Methods\u003cbr\u003e 6. The questions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Consultors\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mantic narratives\u003cbr\u003e 9. Divination and systematic thought\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Glossary\u003cbr\u003e 12. Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient religions \u0026amp; mythologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient religions \u0026amp; mythologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20religions%20\u0026amp;%20mythologies%20%5BHRKP%5D%22\"\u003eHRKP\u003c\/a\u003e], Oriental religions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Oriental religions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Oriental%20religions%20%5BHRKN%5D%22\"\u003eHRKN\u003c\/a\u003e], Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913093046552,"sku":"9781107010758","price":105.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107010758i_ea61db16-2e88-4ce6-b02f-d83e79198c39.jpg?v=1691360949"}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/collections\/oriental-religions.oembed","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}