Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19903880 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Raphals (University of California, Riverside, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511863233 |
| OpenAlex | W1561260006 |
| Open Library | OL34556960M |
| ISBN | 9780511863233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
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
Archaeology · Art · China · Divination · Library science · Literature · Narrative · Rhetorical question · Subject (documents) · Chinese history and philosophy · Classics · Computer Science · History · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · ancient · General · Greece · Religion
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |