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Why Oracles Are Silent
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Author : Tom Gelinske
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 1998-12
Why Oracles Are Silent written by Tom Gelinske and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-12 with Philosophy categories.
This book traces the belief in oracles back to Orpheus, the legendary poet-prince, who travelled with Jason, charmed the sirens, and descended into Hades trying to save his Eurydice. Orpheus is one of those figures like Theseus, somewhat historical, fascinating, the subject of 27 operas. Orpheus may be the first Kristos, 'anointed one,' said to be a pioneer, a preacher (of apparently very persuasive talents), who preached a belief in metempsychosis, forbade sacrifice, murder, or the eating of meat - went against the mainline of belief and was said to have been assassinated during a Dionysian ceremony. Orphic writings, while mentioned by Plato and others, are lost, but his ideas have come down to us through a succession of Christos -Zoroaster, Krishna, Gautama, Jesus, Mani, Muhammad - not all of whom found martyrdom to be sure: Zoroaster was said to have been consumed by a flash of lighting, and there is Muhammad, suspended between heaven and earth. The lost poems of Orpheus are said to be oracular in nature and Bakkids and Sybils roamed the byways reciting them. This was before temple building, and on of the earliest of these was the shrine at Delphi. Of course belief in oracles goes hand in hand with a belief in any immaterial and parallel world inhabited by spirits or 'souls' where the future is as clearly perceived as the past. The priest of the shrine - or the shrine itself - provided mortals some access to that other world and its foreknowledge - the ancient Greeks believed. The author wants to demonstrate, not the truth (necessarily) of oracles but the power of belief in them, and in the attempt to show the influence of Orpheus on oracular belief we must also acknowledge his influence on spiritual or "Orphic religions," and how we have traded an entire world of the spirit for something more efficient but far less 'soul-satisfying.' Nostradamus emerges somewhere out of the Middle Ages to show that belief in oracles had not yet died. After all, the spirit was still with us in almost universal belief. The author interprets one of Nostradamus' quatrains that seems to presage the Gulf War and Norman Schwartzkopf.
The Oracles Fell Silent
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Author : Lee Oser
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-03-25
The Oracles Fell Silent written by Lee Oser and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-25 with Fiction categories.
When the legendary Sir Ted Pop hires young Richard Bellman as his secretary, Bellman's work on the great man's memoir transforms his young life into a divine comedy -- or is it a devilish farce? In a New York beach house in Southampton, Bellman treads the forbidden ground of Ted's final hour with Johnny Donovan, his partner in fame, who "fell" from a London rooftop in 1969. Sir Ted battles false prophets and mad messiahs for control over his own story, but what rock's biggest mystery reveals to Bellman is the unthinkable hand of God.
Silent Enthroned In Darkness
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Author : Ross Coyle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-12-07
Silent Enthroned In Darkness written by Ross Coyle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-07 with categories.
In 30 cryptic verses, inspired by the model of by the 'DaoDejing' of Laozi, the author presents a poetic vision of the nature of reality, life, the world, and the Divine
Oracles Curses And Risk Among The Ancient Greeks
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Author : Esther Eidinow
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-10-05
Oracles Curses And Risk Among The Ancient Greeks written by Esther Eidinow and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-05 with History categories.
How did ancient Greek men and women deal with the uncertainty and risk of everyday life? What did they fear most, and how did they manage their anxieties? Esther Eidinow sets side-by-side two collections of material usually studied in isolation: binding curse tablets from across the ancient world, and the collection of published private questions from the oracle at Dodona in north-west Greece. Eidinow uses these texts to explore perceptions of risk and uncertainty in ancient society, challenging previous explanations. In these records we hear voices that are rarely, if ever, heard in literary texts and history books. The questions and curses in these tablets comprise fervent, sometimes ferocious appeals to the gods. The stories they tell offer tantalizing glimpses of everyday life, carrying the reader through the teeming ancient city - both its physical setting and its social dynamics. Among these tablets we find prostitutes and publicans, doctors and soldiers, netmakers and silver-workers, actors and seamstresses. Anxious litigants ask the gods to silence their opponents. Men inquire about the paternity of their children. Women beg the gods to help them keep their men. Business rivals try to corner the market. Slaves plead to escape their masters. This material takes us beyond the headlines of ancient history, offering new insights into institutions, activities, and relationships. Above all, individually and together, these texts help us to understand some of the ways in which ancient Greek men and women understood the world. In turn, the beliefs and activities of an ancient culture may shed light on modern attitudes to risk.
The Delphic Oracle Its Responses And Operations With A Catalogue Of Responses
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Author : Joseph Eddy Fontenrose
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1978-01-01
The Delphic Oracle Its Responses And Operations With A Catalogue Of Responses written by Joseph Eddy Fontenrose and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-01-01 with History categories.
"The Oracle at Delphi: The oracle at Delphi is a figure of great historical importance that was, and still is, shrouded in mystery. She spoke for the god Apollo and answered questions for the Greeks and foreign inquirers about colonization, religion, and power. By her statements Delphi was made a wealthy and powerful city-state. The oracle was at the height of power around 1600 B.C. when Greece was colonizing the Mediterranean and Black Seas (Hale), but was stationed in Delphi from 1400 B.C. to 381 A.D.(Roach). Despite her long tenure it is still debated today how she received the words from Apollo, weather by hallucination or suggestion."--Http://www.coastal.edu/ashes2art/delphi2/misc-essays/oracle_of_delphi.html.
Plutarch S Theological Writings And Early Christian Literature
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Author : Hans Dieter Betz
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1975
Plutarch S Theological Writings And Early Christian Literature written by Hans Dieter Betz and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Literary Criticism categories.
An Answer To Mr De Fontenelle S History Of Oracles
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Author : Jean François Baltus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1709
An Answer To Mr De Fontenelle S History Of Oracles written by Jean François Baltus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1709 with Oracles categories.
The Greek Myths
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Author : Robert Graves
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-09-28
The Greek Myths written by Robert Graves and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-28 with Social Science categories.
The definitive and comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths 'Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions and began soaring towards the sun, rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings. Presently, when Daedalus looked over his shoulder, he could no longer see Icarus; but scattered feathers floated on the waves below...' These are the greatest stories ever told - the labours of Hercules, the voyage of the Argonauts, Theseus and the minotaur, Midas and his golden touch, the Trojan War and Odysseus's journey home - brought together into one epic and unforgettable story. Ideal for the first time reader, it can be read as a single page-turning narrative, while full commentaries as well as a comprehensive index of names make it equally valuable for anyone seeking an authoritative and detailed account of the spectacular stories that make up the bedrock of Western literature. The Greek Myths is a classic among classics, a treasure trove of extraordinary tales and a masterful work of literature in its own right.
An Answer To Mr De Fontenelle S History Of Oracles
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Author : Jean François Baltus
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-15
An Answer To Mr De Fontenelle S History Of Oracles written by Jean François Baltus and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-15 with Religion categories.
Excerpt from An Answer to Mr. De Fontenelle's History of Oracles: In Which Mr. Van-Dale's System Concerning the Authors of the Heathen Oracles, and the Cause and Time of Their Silence Is Confuted, and the Opinion of the Fathers Upon That Subject Vindicated And what this judicious Writer has fo Well faid for the feafonablenefs of the Ori ginal, may be equally alledg'd for that of the Tran/lation: I will] there were a like pro portion'between the Performances. If that had been requit'd, might have waited as long for a ion, as the Hi 9 ty did for an Anfwer, and at lall not have pay'd that expeetation half lo well. How-1 ever, it may be fome Plea for deferring this Work no longer, that tho' the Hifiory of Oracle: remain'd unanfwer'd twenty Years, yet I believe it was hardly publilh'd lo ma ny Weeks, before it was tranflated into En and certainly there was as much h e' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Morals
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Author : Plutarch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Morals written by Plutarch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Essays, Greek categories.