Ancient Greek Divination - Brossura

Johnston, Sarah Iles

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ISBN 10: 1405115734 ISBN 13: 9781405115735

Casa editrice: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Riassunto

The first English-language survey of ancient Greek divinatory methods, Ancient Greek Divination offers a broad yet detailed treatment of the earliest attempts by ancient Greeks to seek the counsel of the gods.

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• Offers in-depth discussions of oracles, wandering diviners, do-it-yourself methods of foretelling the future, magical divinatory techniques, and much more
  
• Illustrates how the study of divination illuminates the mentalities of ancient Greek religions and societies

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Recensione:

"A highly readable and engaging work. The complex and fascinating modes through which the Greeks discerned the will of the gods has never been more accessible to a modern audience. Johnston′s sweeping yet detailed discussion will surely be of interest to a generously wide readership."
Derek Collins, University of Michigan

The most comprehensive, accessible treatment of ancient Greek divination available in English. It will be of interest to both specialists and students. Sarah Johnston brings lucid clarity to the shadowy range of ancient technologies by which the Greeks found messages from their gods.
Peter T. Struck, University of Pennsylvania

L'autore:

Sarah Iles Johnston is Professor of Greek and Latin and Director of the Program in the Study of Religions at The Ohio State University. She is the author of Hekate Soteira (1990) and Restless Dead (1999) and the editor or co-editor of Medea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy and Art (1997), Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide (2004) and Mantike: Studies in Ancient Divination (2005). Her most recent book, which she co-authored with Fritz Graf, is Ritual Texts for the Afterlife: Orpheus and the Bacchic Gold Tablets (2007).

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• Editore: Wiley-Blackwell
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1405115734
• ISBN 13: 9781405115735
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208