Author: Daniel Webster OhernPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Omens
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Oracles and Omens of the Greeks, and Their Influence Upon that Nation
Author: Daniel Webster OhernPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Omens
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Omens and Oracles
Author: Matthew DillonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317148967
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Addressing the role which divination played in ancient Greek society, this volume deals with various forms of prophecy and how each was utilised and for what purpose. Chapters bring together key types of divining, such as from birds, celestial phenomena, the entrails of sacrificed animals and dreams. Oracular centres delivered prophetic pronouncements to enquirers, but in addition, there were written collections of oracles in circulation. Many books were available on how to interpret dreams, the birds and entrails, and divination as a religious phenomenon attracted the attention of many writers. Expert diviners were at the heart of Greek prophecy, whether these were Apollo’s priestesses delivering prose or verse answers to questions put to them by consultants, diviners known as manteis, who interpreted entrails and omens, the chresmologoi, who sang the many oracles circulating orally or in writing, or dream interpreters. Divination was utilised not only to foretell the future but also to ensure that the individual or state employing divination acted in accordance with that divinely prescribed future; it was employed by all and had a crucial role to play in what courses of action both states and individuals undertook. Specific attention is paid in this volume not only to the ancient written evidence, but to that of inscriptions and papyri, with emphasis placed on the iconography of Greek divination.
Sketches of the History of Man. By Lord Kames. Considerably improved in a second edition
Author: A brief account of Aristotle's Logic. Principles and progress of morality. Principles and progress of theology. Appendix: Sketches concerning Scotland. vii, 514 p
Author: Lord Henry Home KamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Sketches of the History of Man
Author: Lord Henry Home KamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Sketches Of The History Of Man
Author: Henry HomeThe Natural History of Man; Comprising Inquiries Into the Modifying Influence of Physical and Moral Agencies of the Different Tribes of the Human Family
Author: James Cowles PrichardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
The International Cyclopaedia
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
The International Cyclopedia
Author: Harry Thurston PeckPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
The International Cyclopædia
Author: Harry Thurston PechPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description