The Seer in Ancient Greece by Flower, Michael

The Seer in Ancient Greece (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520259935)

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Format: Paperback
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The Seer in Ancient Greece by Flower, Michael

The Seer in Ancient Greece

$34.95
The Seer in Ancient Greece by Flower, Michael

The Seer in Ancient Greece

$34.95
Format: Paperback
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The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills ranging from examining the livers of sacrificed animals to spirit possession. Unlike the palm readers and mediums who exist on the fringe of modern society, many seers were highly paid, well respected, educated members of the elite who played an essential role in the conduct of daily life, political decisions, and military campaigns. Armies, for example, never went anywhere without one. This engaging book, the only comprehensive study of this fascinating figure, enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were so widely employed, and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice.

Author: Michael Flower
ISBN-10: 0520259939
ISBN-13: 9780520259935
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2008
Pages: 326
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d
By Michael Flower
By Michael Flower
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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.

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