Of all the various methods that mankind has devised to foretell the future, none is quite as bizarre as the reading of entrails. We have no idea who first came up with the idea that a deceased animal’s innards could cast light on upcoming events, but the practice certainly dates back to the heyday of […]
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The Liver Knows Best
March 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags:ancient history·anthropology·Ethiopia·haruspicy·pseudoscience·religion·Roman Empire