Oracles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11740967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gaëlle Tallet (0000-0003-4375-1050, University of the Humanities, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt (Oxford Handbooks) (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199571451.013.0025 |
| Wikidata | Q60141192 |
| OpenAlex | W4239127981 |
| ISBN | 9780199571451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article discusses oracles in Roman Egypt. It argues that attending a procession and consulting an oracle offered a key opportunity for worshippers to take part in the ritual system. In Egypt, unlike in the Greek world, the ritual system was rather segregated: worshippers were not allowed to enter the temple precinct, apart from open spaces such as courtyards, and the god's statue was confined in the innermost sanctuary, accessible only to priests for cult activities that were kept secret. Therefore, religious festivals were a major social context for interaction between the sacred and profane worlds, between priestly monitoring of the sacred and popular needs
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Cult · Oracle · Precinct · Procession · Statue · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Engineering · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |