Imagery and Narrative in an Ancient Horoscope: P.Lond. 130 (Greek Horoscopes No. 81)
In a Greek papyrus horoscope from the first century CE, highly elaborate descriptions of planetary journeyings have replaced the usual matter-of-fact listing of celestial longitudes. An analysis of the horoscope’s language and narrative form demonstrates how ancient astrologers understood the stars...
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Equinox Publ.
2013
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Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Jahr: 2013, Band: 7, Heft: 4, Seiten: 397-406 |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Narratology
B horoscopes B poetic astronomy B Narrative B ancient astrology |
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Zusammenfassung: | In a Greek papyrus horoscope from the first century CE, highly elaborate descriptions of planetary journeyings have replaced the usual matter-of-fact listing of celestial longitudes. An analysis of the horoscope’s language and narrative form demonstrates how ancient astrologers understood the stars and planets as agents that communicate by their appearances, configurations, and motions. |
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ISSN: | 1749-4915 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.v7i4.397 |