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OverviewThe quest for truth, foreseeing the future, solving the enigmas of the past, finding answers to acute questions: all this was promised by oracles already in antiquity. Although the rise of Christianity meant a break with this tradition, the art of fortune telling continued to thrive, partly based on models from antiquity but in Christianized form, partly using genuinely new methods in medieval times. The secret scholarly treatises on oracle techniques, which were only reluctantly tolerated by the church, were always subject to prohibition, since theologians condemned the belief in fate and the use of magic to influence reality as heresy. This book discusses all medieval forms of fortune telling and places special emphasis on their history of context, reception anddiscourse, also including a chapteron antiquity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christa Agnes TuczayPublisher: Walter de Gruyter Imprint: Walter de Gruyter ISBN: 9783111745589ISBN 10: 3111745589 Pages: 371 Publication Date: 01 October 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Mixed media product Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationChrista Tuczay, Universitat Wien, Osterreich Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |