دانلود کتاب A Cognitive Analysis of the Main Apolline Divinatory Practices: Decoding Divination

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Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of figures
Introduction
Research aims
The cognitive approach
Parameters
Notes
1. A selection of the main cognitive theories applied
The brain as a prediction engine and Bayesian inferences
The extended mind
Hyperactive agency detection device (HADD)
Theory of Mind (ToM)
Ritualised actions
Counterintuitive concepts
Intuitive and reflective beliefs
Whitehouse\'s modes of religiosity
Material agency
Objects agency
Landscape agency
Architectural agency
Notes
SECTION I: Landscape and Apolline divination: A cognitive study
Introduction
Notes
2. Landscape agency and cognition at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
Introduction
The ritual
The geography of Delphi
Delphi as a feminine space
Mount Parnassos
The question around the sacred gas
Water
The sacred grove
Sounds
Moving through the landscape
The pilgrimage
The procession
Discussion
Notes
3. Landscape agency and cognition at the sanctuaries of Apollo at Claros and Didyma
Introduction
The mythological choice of the places
Feminine places
Water
The sacred grove
The Sacred Way
The cognitive power of imitation
Discussion
Conclusions
Notes
SECTION II: Architecture and Apolline divination: A cognitive study
Introduction
Notes
4. Architecture and cognition at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
Introduction
The Sacred Way and the treasuries
The temple of Apollo\'s exterior
The originality of the plan
The temple\'s interior
The adyton
Discussion
Notes
5. Architecture and cognition at the sanctuaries of Apollo at Claros and Didyma
Introduction
The sanctuary of Apollo at Claros
The exterior
The temple\'s interior
The wait of the consultants
The adyton
The sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma
The Sacred Way and the temple\'s temenos
The temple\'s exterior
The temple\'s interior
The adyton
A change in religious beliefs that reflected on art and architecture
Discussion
Conclusions
Notes
SECTION III: Material culture and the prophets of Apollo: A cognitive study
Notes
6. Material culture and cognition at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
Introduction
The omphalos
The omphalos as a symbol
Spatial properties of the omphalos
The tripod
The tripod as an evocative object
Spatial properties of the tripod
The laurel
Dionysus\' tomb
Apollo\'s statue
Event segmentation theory and divination
The Pythia and her state of mind: the absorption hypothesis and the metaplasticity of the brain
Discussion
Notes
7. Material culture and cognition at the sanctuaries of Apollo at Claros and Didyma
Introduction
The sanctuary of Claros
Imitating Delphi
Claros\' innovations
The sanctuary of Didyma
Material culture at Didyma
The cult image
The rituals and the figure of the new officials
Discussion
Conclusions
Notes
Conclusions
Divination and the predictive mind
A cognitive journey through the sacred landscape
Ritual behaviour guided by the layout of the sanctuaries
Material agency and the final contact with the god
The prophetess
Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index