Sibyls and Seers : A Survey of Some Ancient Theories of Revelation and Inspiration

ISBN-13: 9781138023819 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 190 str.

Edwyn Bevan

Opis

The ancient world as a whole believed in the existence of a world of spirits beyond, or alongside, the visible, tangible world. They believed also that communications between these two worlds frequently took place: everywhere we find diviners and prophets, oracles, and visionaries. First published in 1928, 'Sibyls and Seers' investigates the various aspects of this 'superstition' in the Ancient Near East, in Homer, the Greek tragedians, and the myriad religions of the Roman Empire.

Spis treści

Preface;  1. Belief in a Spirit-World  2. Travellers Beyond the Bourne  3. Epiphanies and Ghosts  4. The Voice and the Letter  5. The God in the Breast  6. Ecstasy and Dream;  Index

O autorze

Edwyn Bevan