This book is a study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.
This book is a study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.
Esther Eidinow is a Lecturer in Ancient Greek History, at the University of Nottingham
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List of Figures Abbreviations Note Introduction 1: Exploring uncertainty 2: A lapse into unreason 3: Individuals and oracles 4: The dwelling of the spirit 5: A catalogue and summary of published questions by individuals and responses from the Dodona oracle 6: Oracles and daily life 7: Curses! 8: Urban drama 9: The best defence 10: Business as usual? 11: Love and curses 12: Curses and risk Conclusion Notes Appendices Catalogue of Binding Curses Glossary Bibliography Index Locorum General Index
List of Figures Abbreviations Note Introduction 1: Exploring uncertainty 2: A lapse into unreason 3: Individuals and oracles 4: The dwelling of the spirit 5: A catalogue and summary of published questions by individuals and responses from the Dodona oracle 6: Oracles and daily life 7: Curses! 8: Urban drama 9: The best defence 10: Business as usual? 11: Love and curses 12: Curses and risk Conclusion Notes Appendices Catalogue of Binding Curses Glossary Bibliography Index Locorum General Index
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