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Record ID marc_columbia/Columbia-extract-20221130-018.mrc:102721048:1964
Source marc_columbia
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020 $a9780300140422 (cl : alk. paper)
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100 1 $aStoneman, Richard.
245 14 $aThe ancient oracles :$bmaking the gods speak /$cRichard Stoneman.
260 $aNew Haven, CT :$bYale University Press,$c2011.
300 $axiv, 270 p. :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-263) and index.
505 0 $aWhy did the Greeks consult oracles? -- Possession or policy?: the case of Delphi -- The riddles of the Pythia -- From Egypt to Dodona -- The gods, the heroes and the dead -- The oracle coast: sibyls and prophets of Asia Minor -- Dreams and healing -- Diving for destiny -- Foreknowledge, fate and philosophy -- Sceptics, frauds and fakes -- New questions for the oracles: Platonism and theology -- 'Ecstatic predictions of woe': the Sibylline oracles -- Silencing the oracles.
520 $aFor 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.
650 0 $aOracles, Greek.
650 0 $aDivination$zGreece.
651 0 $aGreece$xReligion.
650 17 $aOrakels$2gtt
852 00 $bglx$hBF1765$i.S76 2011
852 00 $bbar$hBF1765$i.S76 2011