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Divination and Prophecy in the Ancient Greek World (Hardcover)
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Divination and Prophecy in the Ancient Greek World (Hardcover)
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This volume examines the phenomena of ancient Greek prophecy and
divination. With contributions from a distinguished, international
cast of scholars, it offers fresh perspectives and interpretations
of key aspects of these practices. Considering issues such as
comparativism, ethnography, cognitive function, orality, and
intertextuality, the volume demonstrates their relevance to the
elucidation of Greek prophetic practices. The volume also shows how
multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches can be applied to a range
of topics, from an examination of the very inception of Greek
divination, explored within the frame of more archaic cult ideas,
through emic elaboration of divinatory practice in Archaic and
Classical periods, to consideration of intentional manipulation of
prophecy, as depicted in Hellenistic and Imperial Roman sources.
Collectively, the essays deepen our understanding of ancient Greek
prophecy by offering insights into divinition astehkne, the
centrality or marginality of Delphi and the Pythic priestess,
prophetic ambiguity, and cognition, including cognitive dissonance.
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