Essays about: "divination"
Found 5 essays containing the word divination.
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1. Ritual Incubation in Graeco-Roman Egypt
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This essay explores the divinatory practice of incubation in ancient Egypt during the Graeco-Roman period with a particular focus on the magical and religious significance of the practice. Two main sanctuaries, Abydos and Deir el-Bahari have been investigated with a focus on the gods Bes and Osiris in the former and Amenhotep and Imhotep in the latter. READ MORE
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2. Confucius in History and Tradition: A Historical-critical Analysis of Literacy in the Time of Confucius
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskapAbstract : This thesis sets out to answer the question: “Why didn’t Confucius write a book?” It investigates literacy and textual tradition in the time of Confucius based on research on archaeology, historical text sources and textual analyses of samples of preserved text. Throughout the thesis, observations and analyses on the textual tradition is based on the historical critical method, as practiced in the field of biblical scholarship. READ MORE
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3. The History of Blind Diviners in Korea : A Historical Overview of the Changing Perceptions andOrganizational Activities of Blind Diviners in Korea
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för koreanskaAbstract : This thesis aims to explore the history of blind diviners in Korea, using a review approach toexamine the existing literature in Korean on the topic. Beginning with a discussion of theorieson the origins and practices of blind diviners during the pre-modern period, and then movinginto the drastic changes that occurred during the Japanese colonial period, the thesis ends withan exploration of how the situation has developed for blind diviners in the modern period. READ MORE
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4. The mirror in ancient South Italian funerary context : A study of the mirror’s function and symbolic meaning in graves in the Greek colonies Locri Epizefiri and Metaponto
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The mirror appears frequently in funerary contexts in the Greek colonies Locri Epizefiri and Metaponto and this thesis endeavours to rebuild the contexts of these mirrors using the approach of contextual archaeology. To explore the mirror’s contemporary function and meaning within the burial record and to discern why mirrors appear within a funerary setting, a chain of contexts is followed from the archaeological material to iconographical analysis, to comparative archaeological data, widening the contextual circles step by step. READ MORE
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5. Chinese wind divination in the period of Song Renzong Reign (1022-1063 CE)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis examines Chinese wind divination in the period of Song Renzong Reign (1022-1063) from two different paths: one is by interpreting the Wind Orientation Divination method based on my text analysis of Wujing Zongyao武经总要; the other path is by elaborating Wind Sensing Divination method in Qiusheng Fu with its links to Meihua Yishu梅花易数 and I Ching. Through these two paths, I try to build an understanding of Chinese wind divination in Song Renzong Reign. READ MORE
