Fortuna: The Sacred and Profane Faces of Luck

by Nigel Pennick

Book Overview

Traces the history of good fortune traditions from sacred divination to modern gambling

- Reveals how dice were originally considered sacred objects of divination and details the techniques and meanings of a dice oracle

- Looks at medieval grimoires for fortune-telling and other divination traditions, including those using cowrie shells, bones, coins, cards, sticks, and stones

- Examines how dice became a means of gaming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1644116472
• ISBN13: 9781644116470
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Destiny Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.6"