E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 46, 177 Seiten, E-Book-Text
Rosenberger Divination in the Ancient World
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-515-10652-8
Verlag: Franz Steiner
Format: PDF
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Religious Options and the Individual
E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 46, 177 Seiten, E-Book-Text
Reihe: Potsdamer Altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge.
ISBN: 978-3-515-10652-8
Verlag: Franz Steiner
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The search for knowledge of the future and for divine help is found in all ancient Mediterranean cultures. The key question of this e-book is: What are the interdependences between divination and processes of individualization or de-individualization in the ancient world? Individualization is understood as a process of change on the societal level. In contrast, individuation is a development on the personal level. Discussions about the definition of these terms are continuing. Divination may always have some effects on processes of individuation and individualization. Divination may be a means – and this list does not claim to be exhaustive – of legitimising decisions, to decide competition or to achieve distinctiveness. This e-book covers aspects from archaic Greece to the High Empire. Not all articles argue along the same lines: nothing highlights better the lively debate and the many open questions in the field of ancient divination.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Kultur
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
Weitere Infos & Material
1;TABLE OF CONTENTS;6
2;INTRODUCTION;8
3;NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ANCIENT DIVINATION;10
4;ORACULAR CONSULTATION, FATE, AND THE CONCEPT OF THE INDIVIDUAL;22
5;SEEKING CERTAINTY AND CLAIMING AUTHORITY;42
6;INTERPRETATIVE STRATEGIES FOR DELPHIC ORACLES AND KLEDONS;62
7;CICERO AND THE PYTHIA – A DECEPTIVE DILEMMA?;82
8;“WILL MY CHILD HAVE A BIG NOSE?”;94
9;LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA ON ORACLES, MAGIC AND SUPERSTITION;140
10;INDIVIDUATION THROUGH DIVINATION;154
11;INDEX;176