LEADER 03610oam 22005294a 450 001 9910155111803321 005 20231127123139.0 010 $a1-57506-426-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781575064260 035 $a(CKB)3710000000973104 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4772164 035 $a(DLC) 2016016128 035 $a(DE-B1597)584569 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781575064260 035 $a(OCoLC)1287098284 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80850 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000973104 100 $a20160404d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aDivination as Science$eA Workshop on Divination Conducted during the 60th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Warsaw, 2014 /$fedited by Jeanette C. Fincke 210 1$d2016.$aWinona Lake, IN :$cEisenbrauns, 215 $a1 online resource (189 pages) 225 0 $aRencontre Assyriologique Internationale 311 $a1-57506-425-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tAbbreviations --$tPreface --$tDivination between Religion and Science --$tBias in Observations of Natural Phenomena Made for Divinatory Purposes --$t?Shamash, great lord, whom I am asking, answer me with reliable ?Yes!? ?: The Influence of Divination on the Result of War --$tSheep Anatomical Terminology in the ?umma immeru Omen Series and Additional Texts --$tSome Remarks about the Old Babylonian Libanomancy Texts --$tThe Oldest Mesopotamian Astronomical Treatise: en?ma anu e --$tDivination and Religion as a Cultural System --$tIndexes 330 $aThere is no doubt that Ancient Near Eastern divination is firmly rooted in religion, since all ominous signs were thought to have been sent by gods, and the invocation of omens was embedded in rituals. Nonetheless, the omen compendia display many aspects of a generally scientific nature. In their attempt to note all possible changes to the affected objects and to arrange their observations systematically for reference purposes, the scholars produced texts that resulted in a rather detailed description of the world, be it with respect to geography (the urban or rural environment on earth, or celestial and meteorological phenomena observed in the sky), biology (the outer appearance of the bodies of humans or animals, or the entrails of sheep), sociology (behavior of people) or others. Based on different divination methods and omen compendia, the question discussed during this workshop was whether the scholars had a scientific approach, presented as religion, or whether Ancient Near Eastern divination should be considered purely religious and that the term ?science? is inappropriate in this context. The workshop attracted a large audience and lively discussion ensued. The papers presented in this volume reflect the focus of the sessions during the workshop and are likely to generate even more discussion, now that they are published. 606 $aAssyriology$vCongresses 606 $aAssyro-Babylonian religion$vCongresses 606 $aReligion and science$zMiddle East$vCongresses 606 $aDivination$zMiddle East$vCongresses 615 0$aAssyriology 615 0$aAssyro-Babylonian religion 615 0$aReligion and science 615 0$aDivination 676 $a203/.20935 702 $aFincke$b Jeanette 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910155111803321 996 $aDivination as Science$92564668 997 $aUNINA