Babylonian Horoscopes - (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society) by Francesca Rochberg (Paperback)
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- Emerging for the first time in the 5th cent.
- Author(s): Francesca Rochberg
- 164 Pages
- Foreign Language Study, Arabic
- Series Name: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
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Book Synopsis
Emerging for the first time in the 5th cent. B.C., horoscopes reflect the application of the idea and practice of celestial divination to the life of the individual. Whereas an omen focuses on a single astronomical phenomenon, the horoscope takes into account the positions of the moon, sun, and five planets at the moment of a birth. As such, Babylonian horoscopes presuppose the concept of the ecliptic and a methodology for obtaining the positions of heavenly bodies when they are not observable. This is the first complete edition of the extant cuneiform horoscopes -- with transcription and philological and astronomical commentary. This study offers a systematic description of the documents as a definable class of Babylonian astronomical/astrological texts.Review Quotes
"[A]n extremely useful source for scholars interested in Babylonian astrology and its relation to Greek astrology...ancient astronomy...[and] the relation between astronomy and divination in the ancient world."--J. M. Steele "Journal of the American Oriental Society"
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .41 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Sub-Genre: Arabic
Genre: Foreign Language Study
Number of Pages: 164
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Francesca Rochberg
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 1998
TCIN: 1002700684
UPC: 9780871698810
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-2901
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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