{"product_id":"prophets-and-profits-richard-evans-9781138290150","title":"Prophets and Profits: Ancient Divination and Its Reception","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines the ways in which divination, often through oracular utterances and other mechanisms, linked mortals with the gods, and places the practice within the ancient sociopolitical and religious environment. Whether humans sought knowledge by applying to an oracle through which the god was believed to speak or used soothsayers who interpreted specific signs such as the flight of birds, there was a fundamental desire to know the will of the gods. In many cases, pragmatic concerns - personal, economic or political - can be deduced from the context of the application. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivination and communication with the gods in a post-pagan world has also produced fascinating receptions. The presentation of these processes in monotheistic societies such as early Christian Late Antiquity (where the practice continued through the use of curse tablets) or medieval Europe, and beyond, where the role of religion had changed radically, provides a particular challenge and this topic has been little discussed by scholars. This volume aims to rectify this desideratum by providing the opportunity to address questions related to the reception of Greco-Roman divination, oracles and prophecy, in all media, including literature and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral contributions in this volume originated in the 2015 Classics Colloquium held at the University of South Africa and the volume has been augmented with additional contributions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138290157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138290150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Richard Evans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113270620415,"sku":"9781138290150","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ebd831c-23ae-4f8f-a011-a3b24843a800.jpg?v=1769614004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prophets-and-profits-richard-evans-9781138290150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}