Hepatoscopy is a form of divination using the internal organs of sacrificed animals, specifically the liver. It is unrelated to endoscopy of this organ. The Babylonians were famous for hepatoscopy. The liver was considered the source of the blood and hence the base of life itself, from this belief the Mesopotamians deemed the liver of special sheep the means to discover the will of the gods. The priest, called a bara, was specially trained to interpret the 'signs' of the liver. The liver was divided into sections ...

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hepatoscopy

To perceive psychic impressions by divining the livers of animals

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Hepatoscopy:

Divination through the use of animal innards (see Anthropomancy), especially livers. When done with French hens, usually indicates cowardice.

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Fortune-telling is the practice of seemingly predicting the future, usually of an individual, through seemingly mystical or supernatural means and often for commercial gain. It often conflates with the religious practice known as divination. Common methods used of fortune telling include astrology, cartomancy (fortune telling with cards), tarot card reading, crystallomancy (reading of a crystal sphere), and cheiromancy (palmistry, reading of the palms). The latter three have traditional associations in the popular mind with the ...

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Divination is the practice of ascertaining information from supernatural sources. If a distinction is to be made with fortune-telling, divination has a formal or ritual and often social character, usually in a religious context; while fortune-telling is a more everyday practice for personal purposes. Divination is often dismissed by skeptics as being mere superstition: in the 2nd century, Lucian devoted a witty essay to the career of a charlatan, Alexander the false prophet, trained by "one of those who advertise enchantments, ...

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The Religions of the Ancient Near East were mostly polytheistic, with some early examples of emerging Henotheism (Akhenaton, early Judaism). Especially the Luwian pantheon exerted a strong influence on Ancient Greece, see Greek Paganism, while the religion of Elam influenced the Zoroastrianism of the Achaemenid empire. Religions of the Ancient Near East - Overview. There were many different cultures in the Ancient Near East with different languages, different cultures, different religions, and differing myt ...

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• Religions of the Ancient Near East - Offerings sacrifices and libations
• Religions of the Ancient Near East - Large pantheons
• Religions of the Ancient Near East - Religions tied to governments
• Religions of the Ancient Near East - Forms of Divination
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There are broad practices that these paths often hold in common: Purification and Cleansing Offerings, Sacrifices, and Libations Large Pantheons Religion tied to State/Government Use of Differing Forms of Divination Use of Magic, Incantation, Charms, and Amulets Religions of the Ancient Near East - Purification and cleansing. Many Ancient Near East religions believed that in order to approach the Deities, one needed to perform rites of purifi ...

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Religions of the Ancient Near East, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Overview, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Ancient Near East Pagan Cultures, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Common threads, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Purification and cleansing, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Offerings sacrifices and libations, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Large pantheons, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Religions tied to governments, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Forms of Divination, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Magic incantations charms and amulets, Religions of the Ancient Near East - Neopagan movements

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There were many different cultures in the Ancient Near East with different languages, different cultures, different religions, and differing mythologies. The religion of Ancient Mesopotamians (Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Elam) is treated under Mesopotamian mythology. For the religion of Ancient Egypt, see Egyptian mythology. The early Hittite religion bore traits descended from Proto-Indo-European religion, but the later Hittite religions becomes more and more assimilated to Assyria. The religion of the ancient Minoans. Ancient Greek religion, Greek Mythology. The Myster ...

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