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Autore |
Curry Patrick <1951-> |
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Seeing with different eyes : essays in astrology and divination / / edited by Patrick Curry and Angela Voss |
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Newcastle, U.K., : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (364 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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The essays originated at a conference in Apr. 2006 at the University of Kent, Canterbury. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Ancient eyes -- pt. II. Religious eyes -- pt. III. Musical eyes -- pt. IV. Astrological eyes -- pt. V. Cultural eyes. |
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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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