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200 10$aCaves and the ancient Greek mind$b[electronic resource] $edescending underground in the search for ultimate truth /$fYulia Ustinova
210   $aOxford $cOxford University Press$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (328 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-301) and index.
327   $aContents; 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; Index
330   $aCaves 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 underg
606   $aCaves$zGreece$xReligious aspects
606   $aDivination$zGreece
606   $aOracles, Greek
606   $aPhilosophy, Ancient
606   $aMysticism$zGreece
606   $aPsychology, Religious
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615  0$aOracles, Greek.
615  0$aPhilosophy, Ancient.
615  0$aMysticism
615  0$aPsychology, Religious.
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