Libanomancy
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Libanomancy (also known as livanomancy, livanomancy, knissomancy) is a divination through observing and interpreting burning incense smoke. Like most other methods of divination, during a livanomancy act a specific question must be asked, to which incense smoke provides an answer, which is then interpreted by a diviner.
[edit] History of Livanomancy
The Libanomic manuals come from the Old Babylonian period roughly dated 2,000-1,600 B.C. Obviously popular at that time, this method of divination began to decline later, but the knowledge was still preserved by trained diviners. From Mesopotamia, livanomancy traveled to Egypt and later became known in Europe.
[edit] Interpretation
Libanomic texts mention the possible interpretation of some of the signs; thus, for instance, "Three Collated Libanomancy Texts" inform that "If when you sprinkle the incense, its flame burns smokily, your army will defeat an enemy", "If when you sprinkle the incense, it stops short, and afterwards its flame burns smokily, an enemy will defeat your army", etc.
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