Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 938.3 EAN: 9780791447826 ISBN: 0791447820 Label: State University of New York Press Manufacturer: State University of New York Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 308 Publication Date: 2001-02 Publisher: State University of New York Press Sales Rank: 618715 Studio: State University of New York Press
Product DescriptionA fascinating collection of tales and lore from the ancient Oracle at Delphi, this book provides both a collection of good stories and finds spiritual enlightenment weaved throughout these diverse offerings.
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Rating: - The riddles of Delphi
The oracle of Delphi,is all about the pythia or oracle at Delphi.
It describes what Socrates,Plato,Aristoteles,
Demistones and many other intellectuals,how and what the oracle wrote and predicted.
The Oracle sat on a tripod in the inner sanctum of the temple.
The riddles are very interesting in analizing them.There are many stories about the warriors of Sparta.Many remains have been excavated in Delphi at the Temple,however of all the writings only one has survived.
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Rating: - The Delphi Of The Mind
Lipsey's book gathers together tales and anecdotes of the people who consulted the Oracle at Delphi. He attempts to draw spiritual wisdom from these tales for modern man. His approach is more philosophical than historical or scholarly which makes for a more interesting read than "Classical Athens And The Delphic Oracle" by Hugh Bowden. Throughout the book he makes a distinction between the Delphi of the mind and the Delphi of fact. Every tale is followed by the author's illuminating commentary.
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Rating: - A Living Encounter with an Ancient Oracle
This wonderful book transports us back to ancient Greece into the presence of the Pythia, Apollo's priestess at Delphi. Lipsey is a scholar who hasn't lost his sense of wonder, and recaptures for us the spirit of sacredness the Greeks felt as they approached the most famous and important oracle of Western antiquity. This is a superb exploration of Greek spirituality, focusing on the Greeks' effort to understand the will of the divine. The many stories here are always engaging and sometimes totally mindblowing. ... Read More
Rating: - Fine stories of Apollo's ancient oracle
This book is elegantly written, thoughtful, sensitive, impeccably researched, and thought-provoking. Lipsey is an enthusiast rather than a scholar, but only a mean scholar would resent the attempt to make the ancient oracle live for modern readers. To take a phrase from Lipsey himself, the book is a 'tap on the shoulder' - a reminder that there is more to the world than meets the eye or ear. So Lipsey tells all the available tales of the Delphic oracle as a way of making the numinous world more accessible. By and ... Read More
- Fine stories of Apollo's ancient oracle
