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Robert Christopher Towneley Parker and Jerzy Linderski
The Oxford Classical Dictionary (4 ed.)
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World Encyclopedia
Foretelling the future by interpreting various signs. Omens are often thought to be found in cards, palms, or the entrails
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A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.)
A supposed method of obtaining information. Divination was widely practised in the ancient world. In 5th–4th cent.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
The art or skill of divining (sc., by use of ‘divinity’ or deity) that which is unknown—e.g. the
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
The comprehensive term for divination in the Islamic tradition is kihānah, a term derived from Semitic antiquity. It is connected
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought
Divination is an inquiry-based communication with the realm of unseen powers that seeks to find ways to deal with difficult
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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
[L divinus, god]. Foretelling the future or discovering what is hidden or unknown, especially through intuitive, occult, or
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
The practice of divination is a defining feature of the magico-religious systems of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. The search
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The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Art of knowing that which cannot be known by empirical or rational means. The Quran condemns practices connected with pagan
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome
Divination, attempting to predict the future or to determine if the gods approve of a course of action, was widely
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A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
The practice of forecasting the future, especially by magical means (see MAGIC AND SUPERSTITION). A biblical text seems
