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The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture

The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Francesca RochbergPublish date:2007-10-29Pages:360
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521716611ISBN-10:521716616UPC:9780521716611Book Category:History, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Ancient, Middle East, AstrologySize:8.70 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC7Y6M3Y8W
Celestial phenomena in ancient Mesopotamia was observed and interpreted as signs from the gods as well as physical phenomena. Relating the various ways the heavens were contemplated and understood, this study traces the emergence of personal astrology from the tradition of celestial divination and how astronomical methodology developed for horoscopes. Its importance lies in its treatment of Babylonian celestial sciences (celestial divination, horoscopy, and astronomy) as subjects relevant to the history of science and culture.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521716611ISBN-10:521716616UPC:9780521716611Book Category:History, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Ancient, Middle East, AstrologySize:8.70 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC7Y6M3Y8W
Rochberg, Francesca: - Francesca Rochberg is Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the author of Babylonian Horoscopes (1998) and Aspects of Babylonian Celestial Divination: The Lunar Eclipse Tablets of Enuma Anu Enlil (1988).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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