02495nam 2200661 a 450 991081382770332120200520144314.09786612138454978128213845212821384569781444302998144430299X97814443030011444303007(CKB)1000000000774689(SSID)ssj0000103285(PQKBManifestationID)11138349(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000103285(PQKBWorkID)10060988(PQKB)11736689(MiAaPQ)EBC437516(Au-PeEL)EBL437516(CaPaEBR)ebr10313646(CaONFJC)MIL213845(OCoLC)424693792(Perlego)2751261(EXLCZ)99100000000077468920080508d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAncient Greek divination /Sarah Iles Johnston1st ed.Malden, MA ;Oxford Wiley-Blackwell Pub.2008193 p. ill., mapsBlackwell ancient religionsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781405115735 1405115734 9781405115728 1405115726 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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.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 societiesBlackwell ancient religions.DivinationGreeceDivination133.30938Johnston Sarah Iles1957-162823MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813827703321Ancient Greek divination1757473UNINA