| Description |
1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Blackwell ancient religions |
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Blackwell ancient religions.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Divination -- Greece
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Divination -- Fortune Telling.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Prophecy.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Divination -- General.
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Divination
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Waarzeggerij.
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Voorspellingen.
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Orakels.
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Heiligdommen.
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Oudheid.
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Greece
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Griekenland.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781444303001 |
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1444303007 |
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1282138456 |
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9781282138452 |
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9786612138454 |
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6612138459 |
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