Greek Oracles (Routledge Revivals) - 9781138015579

Taylor & Francis

Greek Oracles (Routledge Revivals)Author(s): H. Parke\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138015579, 978-1138015579\nSynopsis\n[url] Parkes Greek Oracles, first published in 1967, presents an illuminating introduction to a fascinating and often under-acknowledged aspect of the ancient world: its religion. \n\nThe Homeric epics have sometimes been regarded as the scriptures of antiquity. But to the Greeks who sought guidance in the troubles of their world, the normal method of ascertaining the will of God on some particular issue would not be to consult a book, but to enquire from a prophet. From the individual with a reputation for divination to a priesthood officially recognised by the state, the wide field of prophecy was dominated by its traditional oracular centres, pre-eminently Delphi. \n\nConclusions are based on a detailed examination of this latter oracle throughout the thousand years when the religious cu.