belomancy
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Belomancy, also bolomancy, is the ancient art of divination by use of arrows. The word is built upon , and , , 'divination'. Belomancy was anciently practiced at least by Babylonians, Greeks, Arabs and Scythians.
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- divination
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- arrow
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- Practice
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- Islam
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Belomancy, also bolomancy, is the ancient art of divination by use of arrows. The word is built upon , and , , 'divination'. Belomancy was anciently practiced at least by Babylonians, Greeks, Arabs and Scythians.
== Practice ==
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