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005			20240726105149.0
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041	1		_aeng _hpol
050	0	4	_aBR195 _b.C475 2020
050	0	4	_aBL613
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aWiśniewski, Robert, _d1968- _e1
245	1	0	_aChristian divination in late antiquity /Robert Wiśniewski ; translated by Damian Jasiński.
260			_aAmsterdam : _bAmsterdam University Press, _c(c)2020.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aSocial worlds of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages
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505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tTable of Contents -- _tList of Abbreviations -- _tList of Illustrations -- _tIntroduction -- _t1. Attitudes to Divination -- _t2. Prophets -- _t3. Take and Read -- _t4. Books and Bones -- _t5. Divinatory Lots -- _t6. Interrogating Demoniacs -- _t7. Incubation -- _tConclusions -- _tBibliography -- _tIndex
520	0		_aIn Late Antiquity, people commonly sought to acquire knowledge about the past, the present, and the future, using a variety of methods. While early Christians did not doubt that these methods worked effectively, in theory they were not allowed to make use of them. In practice, people responded to this situation in diverse ways. Some simply renounced any hope of learning about the future, while others resorted to old practices regardless of the consequences. A third option, however, which emerged in the fourth century, was to construct divinatory methods that were effective yet religiously tolerable. This book is devoted to the study of such practices and their practitioners, and provides answers to essential questions concerning this phenomenon. How did it develop? How closely were Christian methods related to older, traditional customs? Who used them and in which situations? Who offered oracular services? And how were they treated by the clergy, intellectuals, and common people?
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650		0	_aDivination _xHistory.
650		0	_aOccultism _xReligious aspects _xChristianity _xHistory of doctrines _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aChristianity and culture.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aJasiński, Damian, _etrl
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2658395&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell