The seer in ancient Greece /
Michael Flower enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were so widely employed and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice.
| Основен автор: | Flower, Michael A. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2008.
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| Серия: |
Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=230019 |
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Print version::
Seer in ancient Greece. |
Съдържание:
- Problems, methods, and sources
- Who is a seer?
- The role and image of the seer
- Divination as a system of knowledge and belief
- Disbelief and skepticism about seers: is the best seer the one who guesses well?
- A dangerous profession: the seer in warfare
- The art of the consultation
- Not just a man's profession: the female seer
- Conclusion.