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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
245 0 0 _aDivination as Science :
_bA Workshop on Divination Conducted during the 60th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Warsaw, 2014 /
_ced. by Jeanette C. Fincke.
264 1 _aUniversity Park, PA :
_bPenn State University Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©2016
300 _a1 online resource (192 p.)
336 _atext
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490 0 _aRencontre Assyriologique Internationale
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAbbreviations --
_tPreface --
_tDivination between Religion and Science --
_tBias in Observations of Natural Phenomena Made for Divinatory Purposes --
_t"Shamash, great lord, whom I am asking, answer me with reliable 'Yes!' ": The Influence of Divination on the Result of War --
_tSheep Anatomical Terminology in the šumma immeru Omen Series and Additional Texts --
_tSome Remarks about the Old Babylonian Libanomancy Texts --
_tThe Oldest Mesopotamian Astronomical Treatise: enūma anu e --
_tDivination and Religion as a Cultural System --
_tIndexes
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aThere is no doubt that Ancient Near Eastern divination is firmly rooted in religion, since all ominous signs were thought to have been sent by gods, and the invocation of omens was embedded in rituals. Nonetheless, the omen compendia display many aspects of a generally scientific nature. In their attempt to note all possible changes to the affected objects and to arrange their observations systematically for reference purposes, the scholars produced texts that resulted in a rather detailed description of the world, be it with respect to geography (the urban or rural environment on earth, or celestial and meteorological phenomena observed in the sky), biology (the outer appearance of the bodies of humans or animals, or the entrails of sheep), sociology (behavior of people) or others. Based on different divination methods and omen compendia, the question discussed during this workshop was whether the scholars had a scientific approach, presented as religion, or whether Ancient Near Eastern divination should be considered purely religious and that the term "science" is inappropriate in this context. The workshop attracted a large audience and lively discussion ensued. The papers presented in this volume reflect the focus of the sessions during the workshop and are likely to generate even more discussion, now that they are published.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)
650 0 _aAssyriology
_vCongresses.
650 0 _aAssyriology
_xCongresses.
650 0 _aAssyriology.
650 0 _aAssyro-Babylonian religion
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650 0 _aAssyro-Babylonian religion
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650 0 _aAssyro-Babylonian religion.
650 0 _aDivination
_xCongresses
_xMiddle East.
650 0 _aDivination
_zMiddle East
_vCongresses.
650 0 _aDivination.
650 0 _aRELIGION / Reference
_xMiddle East
_xConference papers and proceedings.
650 0 _aReligion and science
_xCongresses
_xMiddle East.
650 0 _aReligion and science
_zMiddle East
_vCongresses.
650 0 _aReligion and science.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Ancient / General.
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700 1 _aCingolo, Maria
_eautore
700 1 _aCohen, Yoram
_eautore
700 1 _aDelnero, Paul
_eautore
700 1 _aFincke, Jeanette
_eautore
700 1 _aFincke, Jeanette C.
_ecuratore
700 1 _aKoch, Ulla
_eautore
700 1 _aScurlock, Joann
_eautore
700 1 _aUlanowski, Krzysztof
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
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