Book ID: CBB000750936

The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture (2004)

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Rochberg, Francesca (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2004
Physical Details: xxvi + 331 pp.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Reviewed By

Review Hallo, William W. (2006) Review of "The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture". American Historical Review (p. 592). unapi

Essay Review Jones, Alexander (2006) Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Journal for the History of Astronomy (pp. 353-356). unapi

Essay Review Hunger, Hermann (2004) [Essay review]. Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science (pp. 163-166). unapi

Review Steele, J. M. (2005) Review of "The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 267). unapi

Citation URI
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Authors & Contributors
Steele, John M.
Verderame, Lorenzo
Brown, David
Misiewicz, Zoë
Wheeler, Brannon M.
Walker, Joel Thomas
Concepts
Astronomy
Astrology
Divination; prognostication
Science and religion
Calendars
Omens
Time Periods
Ancient
Early modern
17th century
16th century
Places
Middle and Near East
Mesopotamia
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Egypt
Babylon (extinct city)
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