cleromancy
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Cleromancy is a form of divination, involving sortition (casting of lots), in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice (astragalomancy), but that are sometimes believed to reveal the will of a deity.
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- In classical civilization
- In Judaic and Christian tradition
- In Germania
- In Asian culture
- In West African culture
- In M'ikmaq tradition
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Cleromancy is a form of divination, involving sortition (casting of lots), in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice (astragalomancy), but that are sometimes believed to reveal the will of a deity.
==In classical civilization== In ancient Rome, fortunes were told through the casting of lots or sortes.
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