The seer in ancient Greece / Michael Attyah Flower.

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Flower, Michael A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literaturePublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 305 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520934009
0520934008
9780520259935
0520259939
1281385506
9781281385505

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Seer in ancient Greece.DDC classification:

133.30938 22

LOC classification:

BF1765 .F56 2008eb

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Contents:

Problems, methods, and sources -- Who is a seer? -- The role and image of the seer -- Divination as a system of knowledge and belief -- Disbelief and skepticism about seers: is the best seer the one who guesses well? -- A dangerous profession: the seer in warfare -- The art of the consultation -- Not just a man's profession: the female seer -- Conclusion.

Summary: Michael Flower enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were so widely employed and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Michael Flower enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were so widely employed and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice.

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