Games of the gods; the origin of board games in magic and divination
- York Beach, ME Samuel Weiser c1989
- xii, 244p.; illus.; appendices
'Games of the Gods is the first comprehensive survey of the different methods of divination--Nigel Pennick deals with games from many countries and cultures, yet each one is based upon a vision of the universe in which the will of the gods is knowable through ritual practice.'