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29%OFFRichard Stoneman - The Ancient Oracles: Making the Gods Speak - 9780300140422 - V9780300140422
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The Ancient Oracles: Making the Gods Speak

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Description for The Ancient Oracles: Making the Gods Speak Hardback. For more than a thousand years, Greeks in all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This title encompasses the history of Greek oracles and focuses on philosophical, psychological, and anthropological aspects of oracular consultation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.

For more than a thousand years, Greeks from all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This colorful and wide-ranging survey encompasses the entire history of Greek oracles and focuses fresh attention on philosophical, psychological, and anthropological aspects of oracular consultation. It also examines how Greek oracles' practices were distinctive compared to those of their neighbors, especially in Egypt, Babylon, and Israel.

Richard Stoneman weaves a fascinating historical tapestry, taking into account the different kinds of oracles (healers, advisors, prophets, and others), their most important sanctuaries, debates about them among ancient thinkers, and Christian attacks on them. ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300140422
SKU
V9780300140422
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Richard Stoneman
Richard Stoneman is honorary fellow, University of Exeter. His most recent book is Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend, published by Yale University Press. He lives in Devon, UK.

Reviews for The Ancient Oracles: Making the Gods Speak
"Students of ancient Greek religion will welcome this journeyman's comprehensive survey of Greek oracular mechanics complemented by discussions of the ancients' theorizing of prophecy and the various problems those theories challenged."—J.C. Hanges, Choice
J.C. Hanges
Choice

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