H.W. Parke's Greek Oracles, first published in 1967, presents an
illuminating introduction to a fascinating and often
under-acknowledged aspect of the ancient world: its religion. The
Homeric epics have sometimes been regarded as the scriptures of
antiquity. But to the Greeks who sought guidance in the troubles of
their world, the normal method of ascertaining the will of God on
some particular issue would not be to consult a book, but to
enquire from a prophet. From the individual with a reputation for
divination to a priesthood officially recognised by the state, the
wide field of prophecy was dominated by its traditional oracular
centres, pre-eminently Delphi. Conclusions are based on a detailed
examination of this latter oracle throughout the thousand years
when the religious culture of the Graeco-Roman world was oriented
towards prophecy - an orientation which persevered until a new
religion, with novel access to God, superseded it.
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