Sibyls and sibylline prophecy in classical antiquity /
In antiquity a considerable number of books of prophecies went under the general title of Sybilline Oracles. Rulers consulted them in time of danger or crisis for advice and prognoses. One of the distinguishing characteristics of Sibyls was that they composed discursive verses for distribution the w...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1988.
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| Series: | Croom Helm classical studies.
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| Summary: | In antiquity a considerable number of books of prophecies went under the general title of Sybilline Oracles. Rulers consulted them in time of danger or crisis for advice and prognoses. One of the distinguishing characteristics of Sibyls was that they composed discursive verses for distribution the world at large. This is an authoritative account of a subject both rarely treated in recent decades and difficult of access for all but the most expert. In its pursuit of the sometimes elusive Sybils it ranges from Heraclitus to Eusebius, from Archaic Asia Minor to Christian Rome, throwing important light on religion, poetry and politics in the ancient world. -- From publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 236 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415003431 9780415003438 0709956177 9780709956174 0415076382 9780415076388 |