Divination in the Ancient World: Religious Options and the Individual (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783515106290)

The search for knowledge of the future and for divine help is found in all ancient Mediterranean cultures. The key question of this 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 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.

Author: Veit Rosenberger
ISBN-10: 3515106294
ISBN-13: 9783515106290
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2013
Pages: 177
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.40d