Jennifer Gidley
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 516
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 164 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundance. Throughout human history, our forebears tried to create certainty in the unknown, by seeking to influence outcomes with sacrifices to gods, preparing for the unexpected with advice from oracles, and by reading the stars through astrology. As scientific...