Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle

Name: Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521823739
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Divination and Democracy

Autor: Hugh Bowden

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The Delphic Oracle was where, according to Greek tradition, Apollo would speak through his priestess...

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Autor

Hugh Bowden

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engleză

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Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2005

Pagini

208

EAN

9780521823739

ISBN

0521823730

Enbook ID

02045301

Editura

Cambridge University Press

Greutate

361

Dimensiuni

140 x 216 x 16

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The Delphic Oracle was where, according to Greek tradition, Apollo would speak through his priestesses. This work explores the importance placed on consultations at Delphi by Athenians in the city's age of democracy. It demonstrates the extent to which concern to do the will of the gods affected Athenian politics, challenging the notion that Athenian democracy may be seen as a model for modern secular democratic constitutions. All the known consultations of the oracle by Athens in the period before 300 BC are examined, and descriptions of consultations found in Attic tragedy and comedy are discussed. This work provides a new account of how the Delphic oracle functioned and presents a thorough analysis of the relationship between the Athenians and the oracle, making it essential reading both for students of the oracle itself and of Athenian democracy.

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