02814nam 2200673Ia 450 99620968460331620230721003802.01-281-97879-597866119787920-19-156342-0(CKB)1000000000557341(EBL)679592(OCoLC)539118134(SSID)ssj0000085769(PQKBManifestationID)11110699(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085769(PQKBWorkID)10024881(PQKB)10848150(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073630(MiAaPQ)EBC679592(MiAaPQ)EBC7037140(Au-PeEL)EBL7037140(EXLCZ)99100000000055734120081022d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCaves and the ancient Greek mind[electronic resource] descending underground in the search for ultimate truth /Yulia UstinovaOxford Oxford University Pressc20091 online resource (328 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-172084-4 0-19-954856-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-301) and index.Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Cave Experiences and the Human Mind; 2. Oracles and Caves; 3. Seers and Poets; 4. Sages and Philosophers; 5. Near-Death Experiences, Real and Make-Believe; Retrospect; Bibliography; IndexCaves and the Ancient Greek Mind analyses techniques of searching for ultimate wisdom in ancient Greece. The Greeks perceived mental experiences of exceptional intensity as resulting from divine intervention. They believed that to share in the immortals' knowledge, one had to liberate the soul from the burden of the mortal body by attaining an altered state of consciousness, that is, by merging with a superhuman being or through possession by a deity. These states wereoften attained by inspired mediums, `impresarios of the gods' - prophets, poets, and sages - who descended into caves or undergCavesGreeceReligious aspectsDivinationGreeceOracles, GreekPhilosophy, AncientMysticismGreecePsychology, ReligiousCavesReligious aspects.DivinationOracles, Greek.Philosophy, Ancient.MysticismPsychology, Religious.180Ustinova Yulia615919MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996209684603316Caves and the ancient Greek mind1081843UNISA