Philanax Anglicus, or, A Christian caveat for all kings, princes & prelates [[electronic resource] ] : how they entrust a sort of pretended Protestants of integrity, or suffer them to commix with their respective governments : shewing plainly from the principles of all their predecessours, that it is impossible to be at the same time Presbyterians, and not rebells : with a compendious draught of their portraictures and petigree done to the life, by their own doctors dead hands, perfectly delineating their birth, breeding, bloody practices, and prodigious theorems against monarchy / / faithfully published by T.B

• Record Nr.: UNISA996393887803316
• Autore: Janson Henry, Sir, <1616 or 17-ca. 1684.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed for Theo. Sadler ..., 1663
• Edizione: [The second edition corrected and amended.]
• Descrizione fisica: [48], 123 p
• Altri autori (Persone): PattensonMatthew; T. B (Thomas Bellamy)
• Soggetti: Protestantism; Church and state
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library.; Attributed to Henry Janson. cf. NUC pre-1956.; First published anonymously before 1663, and taken mainly from Jerusalem and Babel by Matthew Pattenson. The present edition (subscribed "Thomas Bellamy") corr. and enl. by Henry Janson. Cf. Halkett & Laing.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0019

The ancient oracles : making the gods speak / / Richard Stoneman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791207103321
• Autore: Stoneman Richard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2011; ©2011
• ISBN: 0-300-17213-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 270 p. ) : ill., maps
• Classificazione: 11.15
• Disciplina: 292.32
• Soggetti: Divination - Greece; Oracles, Greek; Greece Religion
• 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 index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents List -- Illustrations and Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Why Did the Greeks Consult Oracles? -- 2. Possession or Policy: The Case of Delphi -- 3. The Riddles of the Pythia -- 4. From Egypt to Dodona -- 5. The Gods, the Heroes and the Dead -- 6. The Oracle Coast: Sibyls and Prophets of Asia Minor -- 7. Dreams and Healing -- 8. Dicing for Destiny -- 9. Foreknowledge, Fate and Philosophy -- 10. Sceptics, Frauds and Fakes -- 11. New Questions for the Oracles: Platonism and Theology -- 12. 'Ecstatic Predictions of Woe': The Sibylline Oracles -- 13. Silencing the Oracles -- 14. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: For more than a thousand years, Greeks from all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This colorful and wide-ranging survey encompasses the entire history of Greek oracles and focuses fresh attention on philosophical, psychological, and anthropological aspects of oracular consultation. It also examines how Greek oracles' practices were distinctive compared to those of their neighbors, especially in Egypt, Babylon, and Israel. Richard Stoneman weaves a fascinating historical tapestry, taking into account the different kinds of oracles (healers, advisors, prophets, and others), their most important sanctuaries, debates about them among ancient ; thinkers, and Christian attacks on them. Delving into the reasons behind the oracles' enduring position at the heart of Greek culture, Stoneman offers fresh insights into pagan religious practice and the history of Greek intellectual and spiritual life.