Routledge Divination: Perspectives for a New Millennium - Routledge

Divination: Perspectives for a New Millennium is an interdisciplinary academic collection examining divination practices and oracular traditions across cultures and historical periods. Edited by leading scholars in anthropology, religious studies, history and classical studies, this Routledge publication brings together expert perspectives on rituals performed to seek guidance from more-than-human intelligence. The book bridges practical diviner knowledge with scholarly analysis, featuring contributions from academics who actively practise divination alongside their research. This comprehensive work addresses a significant gap in academic literature by treating divination as a universal human practice worthy of serious intellectual investigation, offering fresh insights into how divination functions in contemporary and historical contexts.