Christian Divination in Late Antiquity (Social Worlds of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages)

Wisniewski, Robert

Amsterdam University Press（2020/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789462988705
• DDC分類 261.51309015

Full Description

Late Antiquity - Divination - History of Christianity

Contents

INTRODUCTION, The current state of research, The evidence and its intricacies, Objectives and plan of the book, CHAPTER 1 - ATTITUDES TO DIVINATION, Pagan divination, Attitudes to non-pagan divination, Legal background, CHAPTER 2 - PROPHETS, The twilight of prophecy in early Christianity, A resurgence of prophecy, Consultation with prophets, Questions and questioners, Self-perception of the prophets, CHAPTER 3 - TAKE AND READ: READING THE FUTURE FROM THE BIBLE, First words heard, First words read, Examination of biblical prophecies, CHAPTER 4 - BOOKS AND BONES, Sortes sanctorum, Sortes Monacenses, The Gospel of the Lots of Mary, Sortes Sangallenses, Codices with hermeneiai, Other divinatory books, Experts and clients, CHAPTER 5 - DIVINATORY LOTS, Oracular tickets, Origins, Inquirers, attitudes and popularity, CHAPTER 6 - INTERROGATING DEMONIACS, Saints and energumens, A Gallic female seer and spiritus pythonis, Pythones, engastrimythoi, ventriloqui, arrepticii, Consultations in Constantinople and Egypt, CHAPTER 7 - INCUBATION, Early developments, 'Pagan' and Christian Incubation, Incubation sanctuaries, Incubation in practice, Popularity, resistance and discussions, CONCLUSIONS, BIBLIOGRAPHY, Abbreviations, Primary sources, Secondary sources, INDEX.