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L'oracle : les secrets perdus et le message caché de l'ancienne Delphes par William J.
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Numéro de l'objet eBay :285637077658
Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- ISBN
- 9781594200816
- Subject Area
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science, History
- Publication Name
- Oracle : the Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Subject
- Archaeology, Ancient / Greece, Folklore & Mythology, Occultism
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Weight
- 20 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
À propos de ce produit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594200815
ISBN-13
9781594200816
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48417737
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Oracle : the Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Subject
Archaeology, Ancient / Greece, Folklore & Mythology, Occultism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2005-055515
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
A popular re-examination of the oracle at Delphi, which looks first at the ancient sources, then at the history of archaeology at the site, culminating in the recent discovery, by an American team, of how the vapours which induced the oracle's visions may have worked in practice., 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. Residing in her temple on the sacred slopes of Mount Parnassos in central Greece, she was consulted on matters large and small. Though the air of magic that surrounds her might cast her as a legend, the Oracle did really 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 have had rigorous debates about the reliability of the material, and in 1892 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 brought 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 geologist named Joelle deBoer and a young archaeologist, John Hale, decided to take up the question once more. PulitzerPrize-winning journalist and bestselling author William J. Broad tells a modern-day detective story that blends history and science to describe how a team of scientists, working from subtle clues scattered throughout the ancient literature, as well as from the latest findings in geology, uncovered scientific evidence to explain the Oracle's powers. They discovered that the vapors from the ancient accounts were, in fact, petrochemical fumes containing a hallucinogenic gas, rising through natural faults hidden underneath the temple floor. Into the dramatic account of that groundbreaking discovery Broad weaves the fascinating story of the ancient Oracle, and her surprising power to open a modern debate between science and religion., A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author describes how a team of scientists, working from subtle clues scattered throughout the ancient literature, as well as from the latest findings in geology, uncovered scientific evidence to explain the Oracle of Delphi's powers., Of all the stories of 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. 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 exsist and her visions caused her to become the single most influential figure in all of ancient Greece.
LC Classification Number
DF261.D35B75 2006
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