The ancient oracles : making the gods speak / / Richard Stoneman |
Autore | Stoneman Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 270 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
Disciplina | 292.32 |
Soggetto topico |
Divination - Greece
Oracles, Greek |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-300-17213-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents List -- Illustrations and Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Why Did the Greeks Consult Oracles? -- 2. Possession or Policy: The Case of Delphi -- 3. The Riddles of the Pythia -- 4. From Egypt to Dodona -- 5. The Gods, the Heroes and the Dead -- 6. The Oracle Coast: Sibyls and Prophets of Asia Minor -- 7. Dreams and Healing -- 8. Dicing for Destiny -- 9. Foreknowledge, Fate and Philosophy -- 10. Sceptics, Frauds and Fakes -- 11. New Questions for the Oracles: Platonism and Theology -- 12. 'Ecstatic Predictions of Woe': The Sibylline Oracles -- 13. Silencing the Oracles -- 14. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453451803321 |
Stoneman Richard | ||
New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The ancient oracles : making the gods speak / / Richard Stoneman |
Autore | Stoneman Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 270 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
Disciplina | 292.32 |
Soggetto topico |
Divination - Greece
Oracles, Greek |
ISBN | 0-300-17213-3 |
Classificazione | 11.15 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents List -- Illustrations and Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Why Did the Greeks Consult Oracles? -- 2. Possession or Policy: The Case of Delphi -- 3. The Riddles of the Pythia -- 4. From Egypt to Dodona -- 5. The Gods, the Heroes and the Dead -- 6. The Oracle Coast: Sibyls and Prophets of Asia Minor -- 7. Dreams and Healing -- 8. Dicing for Destiny -- 9. Foreknowledge, Fate and Philosophy -- 10. Sceptics, Frauds and Fakes -- 11. New Questions for the Oracles: Platonism and Theology -- 12. 'Ecstatic Predictions of Woe': The Sibylline Oracles -- 13. Silencing the Oracles -- 14. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791207103321 |
Stoneman Richard | ||
New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The ancient oracles : making the gods speak / / Richard Stoneman |
Autore | Stoneman Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 270 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
Disciplina | 292.32 |
Soggetto topico |
Divination - Greece
Oracles, Greek |
ISBN | 0-300-17213-3 |
Classificazione | 11.15 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents List -- Illustrations and Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Why Did the Greeks Consult Oracles? -- 2. Possession or Policy: The Case of Delphi -- 3. The Riddles of the Pythia -- 4. From Egypt to Dodona -- 5. The Gods, the Heroes and the Dead -- 6. The Oracle Coast: Sibyls and Prophets of Asia Minor -- 7. Dreams and Healing -- 8. Dicing for Destiny -- 9. Foreknowledge, Fate and Philosophy -- 10. Sceptics, Frauds and Fakes -- 11. New Questions for the Oracles: Platonism and Theology -- 12. 'Ecstatic Predictions of Woe': The Sibylline Oracles -- 13. Silencing the Oracles -- 14. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815706003321 |
Stoneman Richard | ||
New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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