The Oracle : The Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi
Broad, William J.
ISBN 10: 1594200815 ISBN 13: 9781594200816
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The Oracle A renegade team of scientists discovers the truth behind the Oracle of Delphi's mythical powers of second sight. Of all the stories of life in ancient Greece, few capture the imagination as much as the Oracle of Delphi. Human mistress of the great god Apollo, the Oracle had the power to enter into ecstatic union with him and bring back his prophecies and counsel for all who came seeking answers. ... Full description
Product Description: An analysis of the life, influence, and mythical powers of the Oracle of Delphi draws on the accounts of her contemporaries as well as archaeological and geological findings from her ancient temple on Mount Parnassos, in an investigation that seeks to resolve missing evidence about the temple floor vapors attributed to the Oracle's abilities. 50,000 first printing.
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Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2006
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THE ORACLE: The Lost Secrets And Hidden Messages Of Ancient Delphi.
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red hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). illustrated endpapers (temple of apollo at delphi). xii+321p. 25 b&w maps & illustrations. chronology. notes. selected bibliography. glossary. acknowledments. index. religion. mythology. psychology. ancient history. ancient literature. ~OFALL THE STORIES OF ANCIENT GREECE, few capture the imagination as much as the Orade of Delphi. Human mistress of the great god Apollo, the Oracle had the power to enter into ecstatic union with him and bring back his prophecies and counsel for all who came seeking answers. Residing in Apollo's temple on the sacred slopes of Mount Parnassus in central Greece, the Oracle was consulted on matters large and small. Though the air of magic that surrounds her might cast her as a legend like the cyclops or the mythical Cassandra, the Oracle did in fact exist~and her visions caused her to become the single most influential figure in all of ancient Greece. Eyewitness accounts from Plutarch and others describe temple practices in astonishing detail, claiming that the Oracle, in preparing to commune with Apollo, breathed in vapors rising from the temple floor. Modern scholars debated what really happened. Then, in 1892, eager to find out, French archaeologists unearthed the buried temple itself. Their guide was the ancient literature, which proved to be remarkably accurate, with one glaring, baffling exception~the excavators could find no hint of a chasm beneath the temple, no evidence that the rocky ground had ever brought forth vapors of any kind. There followed nearly a century of scholarly denouncement. Critics dismissed not only reports of intoxicating fumes but the Oracle herself, claiming the evidence suggested that she and her minions were nothing but pious frauds. Then a Wesleyan University geologist named Jelle de Boer made a serendipitous find at Delphi that inspired him and a young archaeologist,]ohn Hale of the University of Louisville, to take up the question once more. Pulitzer Prize~winningjournalist and best~selling author WilliamJ. Broad tells a modern~day detective story that blends history and science to describe how an enterprising team, working from clues scattered throughout the ancient literature, as well as the latest findings of geology, uncovered scientific evidence that at long last reveals the Oracle's secret. Into the dramatic account of that groundbreaking discovery Broad weaves the fascinating story of the ancient Oracle, as well as her surprising power to open a new phase in the modern debate between science and spirituality. Seller Inventory # 8162401
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Oracle: The Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi
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