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100 1 |aUlanowski, Krzysztof,|eauthor.
245 10|aNeo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War :|bAncient Warfare Series Volume 3 /|cKrzysztof Ulanowski.
246 3 |aAncient Warfare Series Volume 3
264 1|aLeiden;|aBoston :|bBRILL,|c2021.
300 |a1 online resource.
336 |atext|btxt|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|2rdacarrier
490 1 |aCulture and History of the Ancient Near East ;|v118
490 1 |aBiblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441019
504 |aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 |aAcknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Divination -- 2 Warfare -- 3 Influence -- 4 Step by Step -- 1 Religion and War -- 1 Ritualization of War in Mesopotamia -- 2 The Phenomenon of War in the Greek World -- 2 Divination in Mesopotamia -- 1 The Third Millennium -- 2 Old Babylonian Period and Mari -- 3 Divination as a Divine Gift. The Enmeduranki Tradition -- 4 The Role of the Gods Shamash and Adad -- 5 Protective Action against Dangerous Signs. Namburbi Ritual -- 6 The God Enki/Ea -- 7 Diviners (between Gods and Humanity) -- 3 Greek Divination -- 1 Greek Heritage -- 2 Sacrifices -- 3 The Greek Diviners - Manteis. The Meaning of the Term -- 4 The Role of Mantis during Military Campaigns -- 5 Diviner or King? -- 4 Varieties of Divination -- 1 Extispicy -- 2 Celestial Divination -- 3 Natural Catastrophes -- 4 Terrestrial Omens. Animals -- 5 Divination by Images. Statues -- 6 Teratological (Unusual) Births -- 7 Dreams -- 8 Augury -- 9 Cledonomancy and Φήμη -- 10 Omens from Names -- 11 Prophecy and Oracles -- 12 Necromancy -- 13 Favorable and Unfavorable Days -- 5 Mesopotamian Influence on Greek Divination -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- General Index.
520 |aNeo-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.
588 |aDescription based on print version record.
650 0|aHistory, Ancient.
776 08|iPrint version:|tNeo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War : Ancient Warfare Series Volume 3,|dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2021|z9789004429383
830 0|aCulture and History of the Ancient Near East ;|v118.
830 0|aBiblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441019.
856 4 |zDOI:|uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004429390