The Ancient Oracles

Making the Gods Speak

By: Richard Stoneman

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Hardcover | 4 March 2011 | Edition Number 1

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For more than a thousand years, Greeks from all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This colorful and wide-ranging survey encompasses the entire history of Greek oracles and focuses fresh attention on philosophical, psychological, and anthropological aspects of oracular consultation. It also examines how Greek oracles' practices were distinctive compared to those of their neighbors, especially in Egypt, Babylon, and Israel.

Richard Stoneman weaves a fascinating historical tapestry, taking into account the different kinds of oracles (healers, advisors, prophets, and others), their most important sanctuaries, debates about them among ancient thinkers, and Christian attacks on them. Delving into the reasons behind the oracles' enduring position at the heart of Greek culture, Stoneman offers fresh insights into pagan religious practice and the history of Greek intellectual and spiritual life.

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"Students of ancient Greek religion will welcome this journeyman's comprehensive survey of Greek oracular mechanics complemented by discussions of the ancients' theorizing of prophecy and the various problems those theories challenged."-J.C. Hanges, Choice -- J.C. Hanges * Choice *

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History European History Religion & Beliefs Religion History of Religion Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Spirituality & Religious Experience Spiritual & Religious Mysticism Earliest Times to Present Day Ancient History to the Year 500

Classical History & Civilisation Other Non-Christian Religions Ancient Religions & Mythologies

List of Illustrations and Maps	p. viii
Preface	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Why Did the Greeks Consult Oracles?	p. 5
Possession or Policy: The Case of Delphi	p. 26
The Riddles of the Pythia	p. 40
From Egypt to Dodona	p. 55
The Gods, the Heroes and the Dead	p. 65
The Oracle Coast: Sibyls and Prophets of Asia Minor	p. 77
Dreams and Healing	p. 104
Dicing for Destiny	p. 132
Foreknowledge, Fate and Philosophy	p. 149
Sceptics, Frauds and Fakes	p. 163
New Questions for the Oracles: Platonism and Theology	p. 171
'Ecstatic Predictions of Woe': The Sibylline Oracles	p. 190
Silencing the Oracles	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 220
Notes	p. 225
Bibliography	p. 253
Index	p. 264
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