Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations - With a Catalogue of Responses.

Descripción

XVIII., 476 Seiten / pages. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - altergemäß sehr guter Zustand / very good condition for its age - Contents -- The Characteristics of Recorded Oracles -- Modes of Expression in Historical and Legendary Responses -- The Topics of Historical and Legendary Responses -- The Question Formulae of Historical and Legendary Consultations -- The Occasions of Consultation -- Observations -- The Characteristics of Quasi-Historical Responses -- Addendum -- Oracles of Folkloric Origin -- Jerusalem Chamber -- Macduff and Birnam Wood -- Equivocal Predictions of Death or Fortune -- Distinctive Sign -- Traditional Themes in Oracular Tales -- Riddles -- Proverbs -- The Transmission and Attribution of Narrative Oracles -- Prophecy in Legend and Epic -- The Citation and Quotation of Narrative Oracles -- Narrative Oracles Originally Non-Delphic -- Narrative Oracles Invented as Delphic Responses -- Adventitious Oracles -- Questionable Responses -- The Cyrenaic Oracles -- The Tegean Oracles -- The Wooden Wall -- The Tomb of Pausanias -- The Locrian Maidens -- Colonization Oracles -- Chresmologues and Oracle Collections -- Oracles Variously Ascribed -- Seers and Chresmologues -- The Oracle Collections -- The Conventions and Structure of Traditional Oracles in Verse -- Opening Formulae of Traditional Verse Oracles -- The Structure of Traditional Verse Oracles -- The Characteristics of Authentic Verse Responses -- The Mantic Session -- Chasm and Vapors -- The Pythia s Ecstasy -- The Speaking of Responses -- The Mantic Ritual -- Addendum: Procedures of Other Oracles-- Conclusion -- Catalogue of Delphic Responses -- Catalogue of Responses of Didyma. ISBN 9780520033603 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 711 Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth with dust jacket.

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Título

Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations - With a Catalogue of Responses.

Editor

University of California Press.

Fecha de publicación

1978

Idioma

Inglés

ISBN 10

0520033604

ISBN 13

9780520033603

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Encuadernación de tapa dura

Estado

Gut

Estado de la sobrecubierta

Sobrecubierta no Incluida

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