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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813827703321

Autore

Johnston Sarah Iles <1957->

Titolo

Ancient Greek divination / / Sarah Iles Johnston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

9786612138454

9781282138452

1282138456

9781444302998

144430299X

9781444303001

1444303007

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

193 p. : ill., maps

Collana

Blackwell ancient religions

Disciplina

133.30938

Soggetti

Divination - Greece

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Why Divination? -- The divine experience part one: Delphi and Dodona -- The divine experience part two: Claros, Didyma and others -- Freelance divination: the Mantis -- The Mantis and the Magician.

Sommario/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.    * 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