Divination in Antiquity: Volume 3 of 4: Oracles of Apollo, et al. - Tapa blanda

Divination in Antiquity (Paperback)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Divination seeks to know the future in a supernatural way. There were many forms of this ancient science. Most of us know of astrology, or perhaps necromancy, i.e., revelation by the souls of the dead. The author reveals a complex subject which has parts, in equal portion, of philosophy, history, and archaeology. This volume begins the elucidation of the men and women who formed the active and human corps of divination, the priesthoods, oracles, and Sibyls of ancient Greece. Volume I was theory, Volume II is the history of practice, and Volume III continues a survey of practice. Hence, oracles, of Apollo (Delos, Delphi, European Greece, and Asia Minor), Asklepios, Herakles, Death (Ephyra, Periander, Phigalia, Heraklea), Heroes (Trophonios, Aristomenes, Amphiaraos, Hemithea, Mopsos, Amphilochos, Calchas, Podalirios, Protesilaos, Sarpedon, Autolykos, Menestheus, Neryllinos, Glykon), those of Egypt (Isis, Serapis, Besa, Antinous), and Syria (Zeus Kasios, Heliopolis, Hierapolis, Marna, Zeus Panemerios, Jaribolos, Lunus, Aphrodite).Auguste Bouche-Leclercq (1842-1923) was chair of ancient history at the Sorbonne from 1878 to 1918. Bouche-Leclercq became a member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 1898, and Legion d'honneur 1903. This is the first and only complete translation into English.Previous Frank H. Wallis translations include: History of the Roman Emperors. 6 vols. From Louis-Sebastien Le Nain de Tillemont, Histoire des empereurs et des autres princes .(1690-1732). Institutions of Ancient Rome. From Auguste Bouche-Leclercq (1842-1923), Manuel des Institutions Romaines (Paris, 1886). This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798866501915

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