On Nov 30, 2007 2:02 PM, Caduceus Books <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Use of children for skrying was a recognised procedure in medieval and
> early modern period.
[...]
> I did not realise that the practice had
> ancient precedents.
For the use of boys for divination in antiquity see also Ogden, Daniel
(2001). Greek and Roman necromancy. Princeton: Princeton University
Press, at pages 154-155 and 192, 195-197. Some relevant sources was
cited, translated to English, in Ogden, D. (2002). Magic, witchcraft,
and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds: a sourcebook. New York:
Oxford University Press, at pages 171-173.
Best,
Roberto
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