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Author: Stefan M. Maul ,
Brian McNeil ,
Alexander Johannes Edmonds
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Imprint: Baylor University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
ISBN: 9781481308601
ISBN 10: 1481308602
Pages: 359
Publication Date: 31 October 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The signature of Maul's work is an extensive knowledge of the sources combined with strong historical thinking and a nose for interesting overarching themes. The volume at hand does not disappoint where these points are concerned."" - Kim Beerden Journal of Near Eastern Studies ""[ The Art of Divination in the Ancient Near East] meticulously describes the sources, the techniques, the practitioners and the Sitz im Leben of divination in Babylonian and Assyrian society and presents perspectives on its history and development. This is a book that deserves to be read by scholars from other fields of research as well as by student and the interested layman."" - Ulla Susanne Koch Orientalia ""Maul's book will be of great service to those working on religious phenomenon categorized as divination as well as for those interested specifically in ancient Near Eastern and ancient Mediterranean religions and divination. Biblical scholars, especially those working on ancient Israelite prophecy and prophetic literature, would do well to take into account Maul's work for any future consideration of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible"" - Brady Alan Beard Reading Religion ""…an authoritative overview of divination in ancient Mesopotamia. The book is rich in detail, visual aids, and textual citations; it should be required reading for anyone interested in cult and prophecy in the ancient Near East, including Israel."" - Andrew R. Davis Catholic Biblical Quarterly ""Maul not only traces the links between ancient Near Eastern diviners and their skills, but he relates the longevity of these practices and their changing face beyond cuneiform culture in the later antique world. One looks forward to learning more about these important gaps in the history of knowledge, a super-nova research area thanks to the author, as more and more cuneiform tablets are deciphered"" - Helen R. Jacobus Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science
"The signature of Maul's work is an extensive knowledge of the sources combined with strong historical thinking and a nose for interesting overarching themes. The volume at hand does not disappoint where these points are concerned."" - Kim Beerden Journal of Near Eastern Studies ""[ The Art of Divination in the Ancient Near East] meticulously describes the sources, the techniques, the practitioners and the Sitz im Leben of divination in Babylonian and Assyrian society and presents perspectives on its history and development. This is a book that deserves to be read by scholars from other fields of research as well as by student and the interested layman."" - Ulla Susanne Koch Orientalia ""Maul's book will be of great service to those working on religious phenomenon categorized as divination as well as for those interested specifically in ancient Near Eastern and ancient Mediterranean religions and divination. Biblical scholars, especially those working on ancient Israelite prophecy and prophetic literature, would do well to take into account Maul's work for any future consideration of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible"" - Brady Alan Beard Reading Religion ""…an authoritative overview of divination in ancient Mesopotamia. The book is rich in detail, visual aids, and textual citations; it should be required reading for anyone interested in cult and prophecy in the ancient Near East, including Israel."" - Andrew R. Davis Catholic Biblical Quarterly ""Maul not only traces the links between ancient Near Eastern diviners and their skills, but he relates the longevity of these practices and their changing face beyond cuneiform culture in the later antique world. One looks forward to learning more about these important gaps in the history of knowledge, a super-nova research area thanks to the author, as more and more cuneiform tablets are deciphered"" - Helen R. Jacobus Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science"
Author Information
Stefan M. Maul is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies in the Department of Languages and Cultures of the Near East at the University of Heidelberg.
