Ancient Greek divination / / Sarah Iles Johnston
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| Autore: |
Johnston Sarah Iles <1957->
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| Titolo: |
Ancient Greek divination / / Sarah Iles Johnston
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| Pubblicazione: | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 193 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina: | 133.30938 |
| Soggetto topico: | Divination - Greece |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 societies |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ancient Greek divination |
| ISBN: | 9786612138454 |
| 9781282138452 | |
| 1282138456 | |
| 9781444302998 | |
| 144430299X | |
| 9781444303001 | |
| 1444303007 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813827703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Blackwell ancient religions.