Games of the Gods: The Origin of Board Games in Magic and Divination

by Nigel Pennick

Paperback, 1989

Status

Available

Call number

133.3

Tags

Game Studies, Board Games, Divination, Geomancy, Rhabdomancy

Genres

Collection

Anna

Publication

Red Wheel/Weiser (1989), Edition: 1st American ed, 244 pages

Description

The first comprehensive survey of the different methods of divination, this book delves into games originating from many countries and cultures, showing how each is based upon a vision of the universe in which the "will of the gods" is discovered through ritual practice.

Subjects

Board games History
Divination History

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

244 p.; 8.4 inches

ISBN

0877286965 / 9780877286967

Local notes

Lots of lore, but hobbled by the lack of an index or bibliography!

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