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Auteur(s) : Ulanowski, Krzysztof
Titre(s) : Neo-Assyrian and Greek divination in war [Texte imprimé] / by Krzysztof Ulanowski
Publication : Leiden : Brill, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-572 p.) ; 25 cm
Collection : Ancient warfare ; volume 3
Lien à la collection : Culture and history of the ancient Near East
Ancient warfare
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [493]-558. Index
"Neo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War focuses on all divinatory practices which
were used in the ancient Near East and Greece in time of war. Divination was a practical
way of discovering the will of the gods, and enabled human contact with the divine.
Divinatory practices were crucial to decision-taking. The results of divination were
especially important during war. This book concentrates on the methods used to obtain
all possible information from the divine world which could impact on the results of
war. Knowledge of divine plans, verdicts and favors would ensure victory, power and
eternal glory. This book is also about the convergence of the ancient Near East and
Greek divinatory systems, methods and practices. Step by step, it points out that
the Greeks treated divination in a very similar way to the Mesopotamians, and presents
the possible routes of transmission of this divine knowledge, which was practiced
in both cultures by a group of well-trained professionals"
Collection principale : Culture and history of the ancient Near East, ISSN 1566-2055.
Numérotation dans la collection principale : volume 118
Sujet(s) : Divination -- Mésopotamie -- Antiquité
Divination -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Guerre -- Mésopotamie -- Antiquité
Guerre -- Grèce -- Antiquité
Indice(s) Dewey :
930 (23e éd.) = Histoire du monde antique jusque vers 0499
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789004429383 (rel.). - ISBN 9004429387 (erroné). - ISBN 9789004429390 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46769531k
Notice n° :
FRBNF46769531
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Religion and war ; Divination in Mesopotamia ; Greek divination ; Varieties of
divination ; Mesopotamian influence on Greek divination.
