03103nam 2200661Ia 450 991078231300332120230816225524.01-281-80343-X97866118034380-567-05963-4(CKB)1000000000552780(EBL)436354(OCoLC)277228992(SSID)ssj0000140304(PQKBManifestationID)12046280(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140304(PQKBWorkID)10029524(PQKB)10908319(MiAaPQ)EBC436354(Au-PeEL)EBL436354(CaPaEBR)ebr10250705(CaONFJC)MIL180343(OCoLC)893334125(iGPub)BLOM0007291(EXLCZ)99100000000055278019940923h19941994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdacontentcrrdacarrierDivination in ancient Israel and its Near Eastern environment a socio-historical investigation /Frederick H. CryerSheffield, England :JSOT Press,1994.©19941 online resource (368 pages)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;1420-567-37849-7 1-85075-353-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 CITATIONSIn this revealing study, the author suggests that ancient Israel was a 'magic society' like those around it, and similar in many respects to a number of magic-using 'savage' societies studied by modern social anthropology. Although the Old Testament attempts to distinguish between priestly and prophetic divination, this distinction was not sharply drawn in ancient times. References to divination in fact are found in all genres of Israelite literature, implying that many of these practices were performed throughout Israelite society.Journal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;142.DivinationMiddle EastDivinationBiblical teachingMagicDivinationDivinationBiblical teaching.Magic.221.6291.3/2/0933Cryer Frederick H900857MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782313003321Divination in ancient Israel and its Near Eastern environment3737916UNINA