Divination and prophecy in the ancient Greek world
"This volume examines the phenomena of ancient Greek prophecy and divination. With contributions from a cast of distinguished, international scholars, it offers fresh perspectives and interpretations of key aspects of these practices. Considering issues such as comparativism, ethnography, cogni...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA PortMelbourne New Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2023
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| Dans: | Année: 2023 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Divination
/ Prophétie
/ Antiquité
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| RelBib Classification: | TB Antiquité |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Contribution <colloque> 2016 (New York)
B Généraux / Ancient / HISTORY B Greece Religious life and customs B Divination (Greece) History To 1500 B Recueil d'articles |
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Table des matières Quatrième de couverture Literaturverzeichnis |
| Résumé: | "This volume examines the phenomena of ancient Greek prophecy and divination. With contributions from a cast of distinguished, international scholars, it offers fresh perspectives and interpretations of key aspects of these practices. Considering issues such as comparativism, ethnography, cognitive function, orality, and intertextuality, the volume demonstrates their relevance to the elucidation of Greek prophetic practices. The volume also shows how multi- and interdisciplinary approaches can be applied to a range of topics, from an examination of the very inception of Greek divination, explored within the frame of more archaic cult ideas, through emic elaboration of divinatory practice in the Archaic and Classical periods, to the consideration of intentional manipulation of prophecy, as depicted in Hellenistic and Imperial Roman sources. Collectively, the essays deepen our understanding of ancient Greek prophecy by offering insights into divinition astéhknē, the centrality or marginality of Delphi and the Pythic priestess, prophetic ambiguity, and cognition, including cognitive dissonance"-- |
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| Description: | "The inspiration for and evolutionary beginnings of this volume can be located in a small symposium on ancient Greek divination and prophecy, [...], held at the Union League Club in New York City in autumn 2016." - Acknowledgements, Seite viii) Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 282-312 |
| ISBN: | 1009221612 |