The Warburg Institute in London presents an exhibition titled "Tarot: Origins & Afterlives", exploring the tarot's transformation from a 15th-century card game in Northern Italy into a global cultural icon associated with divination. Initially embraced for entertainment, the tarot was reinterpreted in the late 18th century when Antoine Court de Gebelin suggested it embodied a hidden Egyptian text. John-Baptiste Alliette further popularized this connection, creating a tarot deck intended for fortune-telling that influenced the cards' mystique in modern times, impacting various secret societies and practices by the 20th century.
Tarot emerged from the 15th-century Italian Renaissance but was transformed into a tool for divination largely through interpretations in the 18th century.
The Warburg Institute exhibition explores tarot's evolution from a courtly card game to a significant cultural artifact tied to global history.
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