The Seer in Ancient Greece by Michael Flower (English) Paperback Book

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The Seer in Ancient Greece

by Michael Flower

The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills. This book enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were widely employed, and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice.

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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.

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"Surveying all kinds of evidence--historiographical, literary, dramatic, and visual--Flower provides a comprehensive, readable, and engaging account of the operations of 'seers' during the Classical period."--Mark Griffith, editor of Prometheus Bound and Antigone "In a page-turning tour de force of anthropological reconstruction, classicist Michael Flower revisits hundreds of ancient texts to tease out his case for the absolutely central role of seercraft at all levels of ancient Greek society. Thanks to Flower's invitingly-woven tapestry of their mesmerizing stories and anecdotes, we can now savor, and comprehend through his lucid and persuasive interpretations."--Peter Nabokov, author of Where the Lightning Strikes: American Indian Ways of History

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface List of Abbreviations 1. Problems, Methods, and Sources 2. Who Is a Seer? 3. The Role and Image of the Seer 4. Divination as a System of Knowledge and Belief 5. Disbelief and Skepticism about Seers: Is the Best Seer the One Who Guesses Well? 6. A Dangerous Profession: The Seer in Warfare 7. The Art of the Consultation 8. Not Just a Man's Profession: The Female Seer 9. Conclusion Bibliography General Index Index Locorum

Review

"A very important book." Classical Outlook

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"A very important book."-- Classical Outlook

Details ISBN0520259939 Short Title SEER IN ANCIENT GREECE Publisher University of California Press Language English ISBN-10 0520259939 ISBN-13 9780520259935 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint University of California Press Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Berkerley Series Joan Palevsky Classic Literature Book UK Release Date 2008-01-07 AU Release Date 2008-01-07 NZ Release Date 2008-01-07 US Release Date 2008-01-07 Author Michael Flower Pages 326 Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-01-07 DEWEY 133.30938 Illustrations 19 b-w photographs Audience Professional & Vocational

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • ISBN-13: 9780520259935
  • Publication Year: 2008
  • Type: Textbook
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Book Title: The Seer in Ancient Greece
  • Item Height: 229mm
  • Author: Michael Flower
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Topic: Alternative Belief Systems, History
  • Item Width: 152mm
  • Item Weight: 499g
  • Number of Pages: 326 Pages

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