{"product_id":"the-seer-in-ancient-greece-paperback","title":"The Seer in Ancient Greece - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Flower\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seer (\u003ci\u003emantis\u003c\/i\u003e), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills ranging from examining the livers of sacrificed animals to spirit possession. Unlike the palm readers and mediums who exist on the fringe of modern society, many seers were highly paid, well respected, educated members of the elite who played an essential role in the conduct of daily life, political decisions, and military campaigns. Armies, for example, never went anywhere without one. This engaging book, the only comprehensive study of this fascinating figure, enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were so widely employed, and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying all kinds of evidence--historiographical, literary, dramatic, and visual--Flower provides a comprehensive, readable, and engaging account of the operations of 'seers' during the Classical period.--Mark Griffith, editor of \u003ci\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In a page-turning tour de force of anthropological reconstruction, classicist Michael Flower revisits hundreds of ancient texts to tease out his case for the absolutely central role of seercraft at all levels of ancient Greek society. Thanks to Flower's invitingly-woven tapestry of their mesmerizing stories and anecdotes, we can now savor, and comprehend through his lucid and persuasive interpretations.\"--Peter Nabokov, author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Lightning Strikes: American Indian Ways of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Flower\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University and editor, in collaboration with John Marincola, of\u003ci\u003e Herodotus, Histories, Book IX, \u003c\/i\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eTheopompus of Chios: History and Rhetoric in the Fourth Century B.C.\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor, with Mark Toher, of \u003ci\u003eGeorgica: Greek Studies in Honour of George Cawkwell.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453371072690,"sku":"9780520259935","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/efee458987c8508b1cbea0546ab6fdc0.webp?v=1778828735","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-seer-in-ancient-greece-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}