Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks

Awards:   Winner of Honourable Mention: Katharine Briggs Folklore Award.
Author:   Esther Eidinow (, Lecturer in Ancient Greek History, University of Nottingham)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   534
Publication Date:   04 October 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks


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  • Winner of Honourable Mention: Katharine Briggs Folklore Award.

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Author:   Esther Eidinow (, Lecturer in Ancient Greek History, University of Nottingham)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.935kg
ISBN:  

9780199277780


ISBN 10:   0199277788
Pages:   534
Publication Date:   04 October 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: Exploring uncertainty 2: A lapse into unreason 3: Individuals and oracles 4: The dwelling of the spirit 5: A catalogue and summary of published questions by individuals and responses from the Dodona oracle 6: Oracles and daily life 7: Curses! 8: Urban drama 9: The best defence 10: Business as usual? 11: Love and curses 12: Curses and risk Conclusion

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a scholarly work of high standard Emmanuel Voutiras, The Classical Review This book will undoubtedly serve as a comprehensive and readable introduction to the range of contexts under which oracle consultation and cursing would have taken place in ancient Greece, and as a trove of new insights and skeptical reservations for both laypeople and seasoned scholars. Bryn Mawr Classical Review [A] work of originality and remarkable erudition... convincingly challenged current interpretations Hugh Bowden, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 128 opened a new perspective for classical scholarship at a time when Classical Antiquity does not seem to appeal to the broader educated public in the way it once did Emanuel Voutiras, Classical Review 59:1 Recommended to any anthropologist who seeks an example of a sophisticated application by an ancient historian of insights and methods gleaned from their discipline. Michael Flower, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, vol. 14 , no. 4


This book will undoubtedly serve as a comprehensive and readable introduction to the range of contexts under which oracle consultation and cursing would have taken place in ancient Greece, and as a trove of new insights and skeptical reservations for both laypeople and seasoned scholars. Bryn Mawr Classical Review [A] work of originality and remarkable erudition... convincingly challenged current interpretations Hugh Bowden, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 128 opened a new perspective for classical scholarship at a time when Classical Antiquity does not seem to appeal to the broader educated public in the way it once did Emanuel Voutiras, Classical Review 59:1 Recommended to any anthropologist who seeks an example of a sophisticated application by an ancient historian of insights and methods gleaned from their discipline. Michael Flower, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, vol. 14 , no. 4


interesting and informative Les Etudes Classiques a scholarly work of high standard Emmanuel Voutiras, The Classical Review This book will undoubtedly serve as a comprehensive and readable introduction to the range of contexts under which oracle consultation and cursing would have taken place in ancient Greece, and as a trove of new insights and skeptical reservations for both laypeople and seasoned scholars. Bryn Mawr Classical Review [A] work of originality and remarkable erudition... convincingly challenged current interpretations Hugh Bowden, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 128 opened a new perspective for classical scholarship at a time when Classical Antiquity does not seem to appeal to the broader educated public in the way it once did Emanuel Voutiras, Classical Review 59:1 Recommended to any anthropologist who seeks an example of a sophisticated application by an ancient historian of insights and methods gleaned from their discipline. Michael Flower, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, vol. 14 , no. 4


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Esther Eidinow is a Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at the University of Nottingham.

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