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Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks

Eidinow, Esther
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780199277780
Publisert
2007
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
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935 gr
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241 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
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Innbundet
Antall sider
534

Forfatter
Eidinow, Esther

Biographical note

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

Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks

Eidinow, Esther
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk
Eidinow, Esther
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk
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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

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[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

Esther Eidinow sets the published question tablets from the oracle at Dodona side by side with the binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, and explores what they can tell us about perceptions of and expressions of risk among ordinary Greek men and women, as well as the insights they afford into civic institutions and activities, and social dynamics. Eidinow follows the anthropologist Mary Douglas in defining `risk' as socially constructed, in contrast to most other ancient historians, who treat risk-management as a way of handling objective external dangers. The book includes a full catalogue of all published texts from Dodona, as well as the 159 curse tablets discussed, together with translations of all texts.
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A study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.
Les mer
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
Les mer
Provides a novel explanation for the bewildering `magical' activities of the ancient world A fascinating record of the hopes and fears of ordinary Greek men and women about the future Written for non-specialists, and all Greek translated
Les mer
Esther Eidinow is a Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at the University of Nottingham.
Provides a novel explanation for the bewildering `magical' activities of the ancient world A fascinating record of the hopes and fears of ordinary Greek men and women about the future Written for non-specialists, and all Greek translated
Les mer

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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

Se alle

[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

Esther Eidinow sets the published question tablets from the oracle at Dodona side by side with the binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, and explores what they can tell us about perceptions of and expressions of risk among ordinary Greek men and women, as well as the insights they afford into civic institutions and activities, and social dynamics. Eidinow follows the anthropologist Mary Douglas in defining `risk' as socially constructed, in contrast to most other ancient historians, who treat risk-management as a way of handling objective external dangers. The book includes a full catalogue of all published texts from Dodona, as well as the 159 curse tablets discussed, together with translations of all texts.
Les mer
A study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.
Les mer
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
Les mer
Provides a novel explanation for the bewildering `magical' activities of the ancient world A fascinating record of the hopes and fears of ordinary Greek men and women about the future Written for non-specialists, and all Greek translated
Les mer
Esther Eidinow is a Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at the University of Nottingham.
Provides a novel explanation for the bewildering `magical' activities of the ancient world A fascinating record of the hopes and fears of ordinary Greek men and women about the future Written for non-specialists, and all Greek translated
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199277780
Publisert
2007
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
935 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
534

Forfatter
Eidinow, Esther

Biographical note

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

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