The Devil's tabernacle: the pagan oracles in early modern thought

The Devil's Tabernacle is the first book to examine in depth the intellectual and cultural impact of the oracles of pagan antiquity on modern European thought. Anthony Ossa-Richardson shows how the study of the oracles influenced, and was influenced by, some of the most significant developments...

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Contributors: Ossa-Richardson, Anthony 1981- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press (c)2013
In:Year: 2013
Further subjects:B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Prophecy
B Europe
B Religion
B Europe Religion Europe
B Electronic books
B Europe Religion
B RELIGION ; Ancient
B Oracles
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Summary:The Devil's Tabernacle is the first book to examine in depth the intellectual and cultural impact of the oracles of pagan antiquity on modern European thought. Anthony Ossa-Richardson shows how the study of the oracles influenced, and was influenced by, some of the most significant developments in early modernity, such as the Christian humanist recovery of ancient religion, confessional polemics, Deist and libertine challenges to religion, antiquarianism and early archaeology, Romantic historiography, and spiritualism. Ossa-Richardson examines the different views of the oracles since
Item Description:Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Warburg Institute, 2011. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
ISBN:1400846595