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Reading the Liver
- Papyrological Texts on Ancient Greek Extispicy
Engelsk
Bogcover for Reading the Liver af Victor Gysembergh, William Furley, 9783161538902
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
133
ISBN-13:
9783161538902
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
3161538900
Udg. Dato:
5 jun 2015
Størrelse i cm:
15,6 x 23,2
Forlag:
Serie:
Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity
Oplagsdato:
5 jun 2015
Paperback 2015
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William Furley and Victor Gysembergh bring together in a new edition the papyrus fragments of ancient Greek manuals of extispicy, that is, the inspection of animal entrails to predict the future. From art and literature we already know that the practice was important throughout the historical period in military and civic life, representing a widespread and respected way of taking the omens before embarking on any venture. Now, for the first time, the papyrological texts relating to this branch of the ancient mantic art have been collected, reedited and interpreted. The results show a refined and arcane art relating to the parts and appearance of the sheep's liver expressed in a symbolic language all its own. In particular the authors examine the question of the degree to which this Greek pseudo-science derives from Mesopotamian extispicy, as has often been claimed.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
133
ISBN-13:
9783161538902
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
3161538900
Udg. Dato:
5 jun 2015
Størrelse i cm:
15,6 x 23,2
Forlag:
Serie:
Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity
Oplagsdato:
5 jun 2015
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