Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece
Author | : Lisa Ann Raphals |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 0511863233 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780511863233 |
Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Download or read book Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece written by Lisa Ann Raphals and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is an exploration of divination and prediction in Chinese and Greek antiquity, but it is also a part of two ongoing interdisciplinary and intercultural explorations that have informed my scholarly work. One is the engagement between the disciplines of philosophy and history from a perspective also informed by anthropology. The other is the comparative study of Chinese and Greek antiquity from a shifting viewpoint informed by all three disciplines"--