Elsa Giovanna Simonetti A perfect medium?

oracular divination in the thought of Plutarch

An in-depth analysis of oracular divination in Plutarch's thought. Oracular divination was of special concern for Plutarch of Chaeronea (45-120 AD), Platonic philosopher as well as priest at the oracle of Apollo in Delphi. The peculiar nature of Delphic divination as an (im)perfect intermediary between the material and the immaterial world is fathomed in a thorough study of Plutarch's Delphic dialogues. This in-depth philosophical-conceptual analysis will disclose an original interpretation of oracular...

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Engels | 256 pagina's (PDF, 1,2 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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