{"product_id":"a-perfect-medium-oracular-divination-in-the-thought-of-plutarch-9789462701113","title":"A Perfect Medium?: Oracular Divination in the Thought of Plutarch","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elsa Giovanna Simonetti\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Leuven University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Leuven University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOracular 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.\u003c\/b\u003e 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 divination in Plutarch as interconnected with his psychological and cosmological conceptions. A Perfect Medium? reveals the Delphic temple as a crucial element in Plutarch's philosophy, as a microcosm reflecting the cosmic dynamics, and as a symbol embodying the relationship between human thirst for knowledge and divine absolute wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489386909847,"sku":"9789462701113","price":8540.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789462701113.jpg?v=1766341608","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-perfect-medium-oracular-divination-in-the-thought-of-plutarch-9789462701113","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}