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Women's Divination in Biblical Literature

Prophecy, Necromancy, and Other Arts of Knowledge [Hardback]

by Esther J. Hamori

    • Author

      Esther J. Hamori

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Yale University Press

    • Published

      June 2015

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      Women's Divination in Biblical Literature

      Today's Price £73.59



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      Divination, the use of special talents and techniques to gain divine knowledge, was practiced in many different forms in ancient Israel and throughout the ancient world. The Hebrew Bible reveals a variety of traditions of women associated with divination. This sensitive and incisive book by respected scholar Esther J. Hamori examines the wide scope of women's divinatory activities as portrayed in the Hebrew texts, offering readers a new appreciation of the surprising breadth of women's "arts of knowledge" in biblical times. Unlike earlier approaches to the subject that have viewed prophecy separately from other forms of divination, Hamori's study encompasses the full range of divinatory practices and the personages who performed them, from the female prophets and the medium of En-dor to the matriarch who interprets a birth omen and the "wise women" of Tekoa and Abel and more. In doing so, the author brings into clearer focus the complex, rich, and diverse world of ancient Israelite divination.

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      • Author

        Esther J. Hamori

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Yale University Press

      • Published

        June 2015

      • Weight

        591g

      • Page Count

        288

      • Dimensions

        167 x 243 x 29 mm

      • ISBN

        9780300178913

      • ISBN-10

        0300178913

      • Eden Code

        4311719

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      • Author/Creator: Esther J. Hamori

      • ISBN: 9780300178913

      • Publisher: Yale University Press

      • Release Date: June 2015

      • Weight: 591g

      • Dimensions: 167 x 243 x 29 mm

      • Eden Code: 4311719


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