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Zusatztext "A very important book." Informationen zum Autor Michael Flower is Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University and editor! in collaboration with John Marincola! of Herodotus! Histories! Book IX! author of Theopompus of Chios: History and Rhetoric in the Fourth Century B.C. ! and editor! with Mark Toher! of Georgica: Greek Studies in Honour of George Cawkwell. Klappentext "Surveying all kinds of evidence-historiographical! literary! dramatic! and visual-Flower provides a comprehensive! readable! and engaging account of the operations of 'seers' during the Classical period."-Mark Griffith! editor of Prometheus Bound and Antigone "In a page-turning tour de force of anthropological reconstruction! classicist Michael Flower revisits hundreds of ancient texts to tease out his case for the absolutely central role of seercraft at all levels of ancient Greek society. Thanks to Flower's invitingly-woven tapestry of their mesmerizing stories and anecdotes! we can now savor! and comprehend through his lucid and persuasive interpretations."-Peter Nabokov! author of Where the Lightning Strikes: American Indian Ways of History Zusammenfassung The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills. This book enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were widely employed, and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface List of Abbreviations 1. Problems! Methods! and Sources 2. Who Is a Seer? 3. The Role and Image of the Seer 4. Divination as a System of Knowledge and Belief 5. Disbelief and Skepticism about Seers: Is the Best Seer the One Who Guesses Well? 6. A Dangerous Profession: The Seer in Warfare 7. The Art of the Consultation 8. Not Just a Man's Profession: The Female Seer 9. Conclusion Bibliography General Index Index Locorum ...
