The world atlas of divination : the systems, where they originate, how they work

by John Matthews

A reference book which covers systems of divination.

Genres: Spirituality, Divination, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published November 1, 1992

About the author

John Matthews is an historian, folklorist and author. He has been a full time writer since 1980 and has produced over ninety books on the Arthurian Legends and Grail Studies, as well as short stories and a volume of poetry. He has devoted much of the past thirty years to the study of Arthurian Traditions and myth in general. His best known and most widely read works are ‘Pirates’ (Carlton/Atheneum), No 1 children’s book on the New York Times Review best-seller list for 22 weeks in 2006, ‘The Grail, Quest for Eternal Life’ (Thames & Hudson, 1981) ‘The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom’ (Element, 1994) and ‘The Winter Solstice’ (Quest Books, 1999) which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for that year. His book ‘Celtic Warrior Chiefs’ was a New York Public Library recommended title for young people.

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting and informative book about the main forms of divination around the world, what these are based on and how they are believed to work. Easy to read and follow with enough detail to explain each system without becoming over complicated and confusing the reader.

[Claudia Loureiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful detailed descriptions with plenty of pictures. Until now it's the first book of this type that I read, that also focus on Bone Divination.
Recommended!

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[Bettie · Rating 3 out of 5]

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