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

by Esther J. Hamori

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300178913
• ISBN13: 9780300178913
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"