Netherworld
Author(s): Robert Temple
Examines and contrasts the traditions and techniques of divination of classical Greece and Rome, and those of ancient China. This book talks about the ancients and their beliefs, venturing into the real, physical location of the Oracle of the Dead, the 'hell' of the ancient Greeks as found in "The Odyssey" and "The Aeneid".
Product Information
Robert Temple is the author of The Sirius Mystery, a bestseller in many countries. He is also the author of China: Land of Discovery and Invention, and a translator of the epic Gilgamesh, which was staged at the Royal National Theatre to critical acclaim, and the recent Penguin Classic edition of Aesop's Fables. He is also a television producer, whose credits include Kenneth Clark's Civilisation.
General Fields
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- : archi
- : archi
- : 0.45
- : 02 January 2003
- : 178mm X 111mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Robert Temple
- : Paperback
- : 292.08
- : 368
- : Illustrations (some col.), maps, col. ports.
