Astragalomancy: A Loaded Guide: Intriguing Readings of 21 Discrete Dice Throws

by Craig Conley and Prof. Oddfellow

There is perhaps no better way to conjure up the spirit of great antiquity than to roll dice. The very ancient game of throwing knucklebones dates back to the Trojan War (ca. 1194-1184 BCE), if we are to take Sophocles' word. The original knucklebone was technically a bone in a sheep's ankle, the astragalus, hence divination by astragalomancy.

The great Greek philosopher Plato traced dice even farther back, to the ibis-headed Egyptian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478168153
• ISBN13: 9781478168157
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"