The essays originated at a conference in Apr. 2006 at the University of Kent, Canterbury.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. I. Ancient eyes -- pt. II. Religious eyes -- pt. III. Musical eyes -- pt. IV. Astrological eyes -- pt. V. Cultural eyes.
Summary
Seeing with Different Eyes: Essays in Astrology and Divination represents the cutting-edge of contemporary thought and research on divination. The thirteen authors come from a variety of academic disciplines, ranging from anthropology and classics to English literature and religious studies, and all address the question of divination, astrology and oracles in a spirit of critical but sympathetic inquiry. The emphasis is on a participatory and reflexive approach which is firmly post-positivi ...
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