Oracles, curses, and risk among the ancient Greeks [[electronic resource] /] / Esther Eidinow

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823203203321
• Autore: Eidinow Esther <1970->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0191557226; 9780191557224
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 516 p. : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 292.3/2
• Soggetti: Oracles, Greek; Blessing and cursing - Greece; Greece Religious life and customs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [456]-480) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- Note on Spellings and Inscription Conventions -- Introduction -- 1. Exploring Uncertainty -- 2. A Lapse into Unreason -- 3. Individuals and Oracles -- 4. The Dwelling of the Spirit -- 5. A Catalogue and Summary of Published Questions by Individuals and Responses from the Dodona Oracle -- 6. Oracles and Daily Life -- 7. Curses! -- 8. Urban Drama -- 9. The Best Defence -- 10. Business as Usual? -- 11. Love and Curses -- 12. Curses and Risk -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendices -- 1. Questions Presented by Communities at the Oracle of Dodona -- 2. Texts Excluded from the Relationship Category -- Catalogue of Binding Curses -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- A -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- X -- Z -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.