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Ancient Greek Divination

By Sarah Iles Johnston
Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions
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Ancient Greek Divination is the first comprehensive English-language survey of the varied methods ancient Greeks employed to seek divine guidance. It explores oracles, itinerant diviners, personal fortune-telling practices, magical techniques, and more, offering insight into how these practices shaped Greek religious thought and society.
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This volume is ideal for students and scholars of ancient history, classical studies, religious studies, and those interested in the cultural context of divination in antiquity.

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The first English-language survey of ancient Greek divinatory methods Offers in-depth discussions of oracles, wandering diviners, do-it-yourself methods of foretelling the future, magical divinatory techniques, and much more Illustrates how the study of divination illuminates the mentalities of ancient Greek religions and societies.

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Ancient Greek Divination is the first English-language survey of ancient Greek divinatory methods. It offers a broad yet detailed treatment of the earliest attempts by ancient Greeks to seek the counsel of the gods.

Delve into in-depth discussions of oracles, wandering diviners, do-it-yourself methods of foretelling the future, magical divinatory techniques, and much more.

The book illustrates how the study of divination illuminates the mentalities of ancient Greek religions and societies.

Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions

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Religious Studies Review praises the book as "a very accessible volume" that clearly explains the complex roles and methods of divination in the Greek and Roman worlds. Aestimatio notes it is "difficult to find fault with this work," highlighting its thoroughness and scope.

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ISBN: 9781405115735

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 336g

Pages: 208

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Sarah Iles Johnston Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions

About the Author

Sarah Iles Johnston is Professor of Greek and Latin and Director of the Program in the Study of Religions at The Ohio State University. She is the author of Hekate Soteira (1990) and Restless Dead (1999) and the editor or co-editor of Medea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy and Art (1997), Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide (2004) and Mantike: Studies in Ancient Divination (2005). Her most recent book, which she co-authored with Fritz Graf, is Ritual Texts for the Afterlife: Orpheus and the Bacchic Gold Tablets (2007).

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