Divination in the Ancient World
eBook - PDF

Divination in the Ancient World

Religious Options and the Individual

  1. 179 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Divination in the Ancient World

Religious Options and the Individual

About this book

The search for knowledge of the future and for divine help is found in all ancient Mediterranean cultures. The key question of this e-book is: What are the interdependences between divination and processes of individualization or de-individualization in the ancient world? Individualization is understood as a process of change on the societal level. In contrast, individuation is a development on the personal level. Discussions about the definition of these terms are continuing. Divination may always have some effects on processes of individuation and individualization. Divination may be a means – and this list does not claim to be exhaustive – of legitimising decisions, to decide competition or to achieve distinctiveness. This e-book covers aspects from archaic Greece to the High Empire. Not all articles argue along the same lines: nothing highlights better the lively debate and the many open questions in the field of ancient divination.

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Yes, you can access Divination in the Ancient World by Veit Rosenberger in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Ancient History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9783515106528
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ANCIENT DIVINATION
  4. ORACULAR CONSULTATION, FATE, AND THE CONCEPT OF THE INDIVIDUAL
  5. SEEKING CERTAINTY AND CLAIMING AUTHORITY
  6. INTERPRETATIVE STRATEGIES FOR DELPHIC ORACLES AND KLEDONS
  7. CICERO AND THE PYTHIA – A DECEPTIVE DILEMMA?
  8. “WILL MY CHILD HAVE A BIG NOSE?”
  9. LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA ON ORACLES, MAGIC AND SUPERSTITION
  10. INDIVIDUATION THROUGH DIVINATION
  11. INDEX