LEADER 03059nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910452139903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-966066-2 010 $a1-281-16477-1 010 $a9786611164775 010 $a0-19-155722-6 010 $a1-4356-1410-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479885 035 $a(EBL)415612 035 $a(OCoLC)437093960 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000215883 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11216873 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000215883 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10193982 035 $a(PQKB)11636915 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072615 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415612 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415612 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10212047 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL116477 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479885 100 $a20070522d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOracles, curses, and risk among the ancient Greeks$b[electronic resource] /$fEsther Eidinow 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (533 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-170811-9 311 $a0-19-927778-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [456]-480) and indexes. 327 $aContents; 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; Catalogue of Binding Curses; Glossary; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index 330 $aA 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. - ;Esther Eidinow sets the published question tablets from the oracle at Dodona side by side with the binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, and explores what they can tell us about perceptions of and expressions of risk among ordinary Greek men and women, as well as the insights they 606 $aOracles, Greek 606 $aBlessing and cursing$zGreece 607 $aGreece$xReligious life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOracles, Greek. 615 0$aBlessing and cursing 676 $a292.3/2 700 $aEidinow$b Esther$f1970-$0479908 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452139903321 996 $aOracles, curses, and risk among the ancient Greeks$9259185 997 $aUNINA