Ancient Greek divination / Sarah Iles Johnston.

The first English-language survey of ancient Greek divinatory methods, Ancient Greek Divination offers a broad yet detailed treatment of the earliest attempts by ancient Greeks to seek the counsel of the gods.:.; Offers in-depth discussions of oracles, wandering diviners, do-it-yourself methods of f...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Johnston, Sarah Iles, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Series:Blackwell ancient religions.
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Table of Contents:
  • Why Divination?
  • The divine experience part one: Delphi and Dodona
  • The divine experience part two: Claros, Didyma and others
  • Freelance divination: the Mantis
  • The Mantis and the Magician.