Fortune-telling and its media role in the pre-Islamic era

Abstract

Talking about the cultural aspects in the pre-Islamic era includes every activity presented by man from language, thought, religion, behavior, literature, customs, traditions, laws, and legends, and what interests us here is the search and disclosure of some aspects of cultural intellectual religious It is natural that all of them are related to literature and one of these aspects is fortune-telling and what it had a prominent media role in all issues related to society in the pre-Islamic era, as the priest has an influential media force, an audible word, and a voice that goes from, we find them enjoying power and power that affects everyone without exception, and perhaps the circumstances in the pre-Islamic era paved the way for them to develop into a strong phenomenon with strong influence, so we thought it better to study their media power in the pre-Islamic era.

The media action of the priest played an important role in the pre-Islamic era. The success of the priests in possessing the human mind and controlling the reins of affairs. The priest was able to make for himself a prestigious position in society. We find that all the conditions of society depended on divination and taking their word, and consulting them in their private and public affairs. The presence of priestesses who had the right word alongside the priests. In every tribe or state there was a priest to whom they referred in their affairs