Her contribution provides background information for the following articles, which deal with geomantic texts and their traditions. The first section opens with an article by ThГ©rГЁse Charmasson, undisputed authority on Latin medieval geomantic literature, whose Recherches sur une technique divinatoire (1980) is still an invaluable reference. Both introduction and conclusion describe in relatively accessible terms the key themes and topics and, picking up the prominent features of the volume, function as a guide to its reading. Final remarks by Agostino Paravicini Bagliani recapitulate the focus of single articles and highlight salient findings by referring to the principal themes laid out in the four sections of the book. A general introduction by Alessandro Palazzo offers an exhaustive overview of the relevant scholarship on divinatory arts and geomancy in particular, and effectively outlines the organisation of the volume and the relevance of each contribution to the current debate. Its contributions are arranged thematically in four sections: Texts and Geomantic Tradition (5-221), Hebrew and Arabic Geomancy (225-288), Divination and Astrology (291-442), Magic and Images (445-535). Foreseeing Events and Dominating Nature: Models of Operative Rationality and the Circulation of Knowledge in the Arab, Hebrew and Latin Middle Ages', held at the University of Trento on 11-12 June 2015 with the support of Progetto FIRB Futuro in Ricerca 2012 (University of Trento - University of Bari - University of Lecce). The papers in this volume were originally presented at the conference 'Geomancy and Other Forms of Divination.

The present volume aims to kindle interest in geomancy and other forms of divination and provides essential readings for anyone seeking to evaluate the role of these practices in the Middle Ages.

Its connections with other forms of divination, its controversial and seductive history, and its impact on the current debate concerning estimation and intention are just a few of the reasons that make this subject highly promising for the field of medieval philosophy. Among the divinatory practices that flourished during the Middle Ages, geomancy, despite its fortune and contemporary cultural relevance, has only lately begun to receive the recognition and scholarly attention it deserves.

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