Women's Divination in Biblical Literature: Prophecy, Necromancy, and Other Arts of Knowledge

Divination, the use of special talents and techniques to gain divine knowledge, was practiced in many different...
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Author: Esther J. Hamori
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Language: English
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Women's Divination in Biblical Literature: Prophecy, Necromancy, and Other Arts of Knowledge by Hamori, Esther J.

Women's Divination in Biblical Literature: Prophecy, Necromancy, and Other Arts of Knowledge

€224,71

Women's Divination in Biblical Literature: Prophecy, Necromancy, and Other Arts of Knowledge

€224,71
Author: Esther J. Hamori
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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.

Author: Esther J. Hamori
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 04/28/2015
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780300178913


Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2015

About the Author
Esther J. Hamori is associate professor of Hebrew Bible at Union Theological Seminary. Her publications include a book on divine anthropomorphism, "When Gods Were Men" The Embodied God in Biblical and Near Eastern Literature. She lives in New York, NY.


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