THE ORACLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
Curnow Trevor
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TWARDA
Wydawca:
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
ISBN:
9780715631942
Opis produktu
Trevor Curnow is Reader in Philosophy University of Cumbria and the author of Oracles of the Ancient World and Philosophers of the Ancient World.Trevor Curnow is a lecturer at St Martins College Lancaster. His previous publications include Wisdom Intuition and Ethics (1999) and Thinking through Dialogue (2001).Ranging from Abai to Zeleia from massive temples in Egypt to modest tombs in Turkey oracles were a major feature of the religions of many ancient cultures until their demise under the Christian Roman emperors. This work is a guide to all the known oracles of the ancient world. The greater part of it is devoted to an alphabetical listing providing details of nearly 300 sites in more than 25 countries where oracles of one kind or another functioned in antiquity. The text is extensively crossreferenced and illustrated and supplemented by indexes a glossary and a substantial introduction.Ranging from Abai to Zeleia from massive temples in Egypt to modest tombs in Turkey oracles were a major feature of the religions of many ancient cultures until their demise under the Christian Roman emperors. This work is a guide to all the known oracles of the ancient world.Ranging from Abai to Zeleia from massive temples in Egypt to modest tombs in Turkey oracles were a major feature of the religions of many ancient cultures until their demise under the Christian Roman emperors. This work is a guide to all the known oracles of the ancient world.Wymiary: 234 mm 156 mm 32 mm 278 gr
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