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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2026

Edited by
Hugh Bowden  and
Esther Eidinow
Hugh Bowden
Affiliation:
King's College London
Esther Eidinow
Affiliation:
University of Bristol

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Visiting the Oracle at Dodona
Contexts of Unknowing in Ancient Greek Religion
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2026
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  • Names: Bowden, Hugh editor | Eidinow, Esther, 1970– editor

  • Title: Visiting the oracle at Dodona : contexts of unknowing in ancient Greek religion / edited by Hugh Bowden, King’s College London; Esther Eidinow, University of Bristol.

  • Description: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025. | Series: Ancient religion and cognition | The essays in this volume are one of the outcomes of a meeting of ancient historians, assembled as part of the research process for the AHRC-funded Virtual Reality Oracle (VRO) project. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

  • Identifiers: LCCN 2025030897 | ISBN 9781009632249 hardback | ISBN 9781009632232 paperback | ISBN 9781009632218 ebook

  • Subjects: LCSH: Oracles, Greek – Greece – Dodona (Extinct city) | Senses and sensation – Greece – Dodona (Extinct city) | Experience (Religion)

  • Classification: LCC DF125 .V57 2025 | DDC 938/.08–dc23/eng/20251117

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