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Fortuna: The Sacred and Profane Faces of Luck

By Nigel Pennick
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By Nigel Pennick
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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 and gambling and how gambling gave rise to specialized lucky charms

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New Age & Alternative BeliefsAstrology & DivinationFortune Telling & Divination