Publication Date
2008
Publication Place
Berkeley -
University of California Press, c2008.
Subject
Oracles, Greek, Prophets -- Greece., Divination -- Greece., Greece -- Religious life and customs.
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
305
Physical Dimensions
24 cm
Library
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Record ID
3100001~!102580~!4154
Library Location
HS-SS Stacks
Date
2008
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-274) and indexes.. 102580. xviii, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
İçindekiler
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.
ISBN
9780520252295 (cloth : alk. paper), 0520252292 (cloth : alk. paper)
Seri
The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
