Divination in ancient Israel and its Near Eastern environment : a socio-historical investigation /: a socio-historical investigation. (©1994)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Divination in ancient Israel and its Near Eastern environment : a socio-historical investigation /: a socio-historical investigation. (©1994)
- Main Title:
- Divination in ancient Israel and its Near Eastern environment : a socio-historical investigation
- Further Information:
- Note: Frederick H. Cryer.
- Other Names:
- Cryer, Frederick H
- Contents:
- PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 WHY MAGIC?; Chapter 2 EVANS-PRITCHARD E.E. Evans-Pritchard and the Azande: A Magic Society; Chapter 3 BETWEEN THE RIVERS -- AND ELSEWHERE; Divination as an Intellectual Activity: Omens and the Literary Tradition; What Did it All Mean?; Chapter 4 SOME QUALIFICATIONS; Chapter 5 DIVINATION IN ANCIENT ISRAEL; Other Forms of Israelite Divination Signs; Chapter 6 THE LITERARY USES OF DIVINATION; CONCLUSION; SELECTED LITERATURE; INDEX OF AUTHORS; INDEX OF BIBLICAL CITATIONS.
- Publisher Details:
- Sheffield, England : JSOT Press
- Publication Date:
- 1994
- Copyright Date:
- 1994
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (367 pages)
- Subjects:
- 291.3/2/0933
Divination -- Middle East
Divination -- Biblical teaching
Magic
Divination -- Moyen-Orient
Divination -- Enseignement biblique
Magie
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion
Divination
Divination -- Biblical teaching
Magic
Divination
Prophetie
Divination -- Moyen-Orient
Divination -- Enseignement biblique
Magie
Profetieën
Waarzeggerij
Oude Testament
Godsdiensten
Oudheid
Middle East
Alter Orient
Israel
Naher Osten
Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780567059635
0567059634 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781850753537
1850753539 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-360) and indexes.
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