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The seer (mantis), 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.

Divination --- Prophets --- Oracles, Greek. --- Minor prophets --- Prophethood --- Seers --- Persons --- Greek oracles --- Cults --- Augury --- Soothsaying --- Occultism --- Worship --- Greece --- Religious life and customs. --- Oracles, Greek --- Oracles grecs --- Prophètes --- Grèce --- Vie religieuse --- Divination - Greece. --- Prophets - Greece. --- Greece - Religious life and customs. --- advice. --- ancient greece. --- charisma. --- cultural history. --- cultural studies. --- divination. --- elite. --- greek history. --- greek society. --- magic. --- magical. --- mediums. --- military. --- palm readers. --- political. --- politics. --- possession. --- sacrifice. --- sacrificial animals. --- seer. --- social class. --- social history. --- social status. --- social studies. --- spiritual. --- spirituality. --- wisdom. --- Prophéties --- Grèce --- Histoire --- Comportement rituel