A Perfect Medium?: Oracular Divination in the Thought of Plutarch

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‎Contents
‎Acknowledgements
‎Introduction
‎Chapter 1. An analysis of De Pythiae oraculis
	‎1. Introduction
	‎2. The concept of krâsis
	‎3. Prodigies
	‎4. From poetry to prose
	‎5. Enthusiasm
	‎6. The history of the oracle
	‎7. Solar symbolism
‎Chapter 2. An analysis of De defectu oraculorum
	‎1. Introduction
	‎2. The character of Didymus and the style of philosophy
	‎3. Narratives and inquiries
	‎4. God’s responsibility
	‎5. The demons and the moon
	‎6. The psychology of divination
	‎7. The sun and god
	‎8. The theory of double causation
	‎9. The theory of double causation applied on oracular divination
	‎10. The Pythia
‎Chapter 3. An analysis of De E apud Delphos
	‎1. Introduction
	‎2. Importance of symbols and riddles for philosophy and rational reflection
	‎3. Tentative solutions
	‎4. Ammonius’ explanation
	‎5. The final image of Apollo and Plutarch’s god
	‎6. Plutarch’s dualism
	‎7. ‘Conclusion’ and value of the dialogue
‎Chapter 4. Divination and the soul
	‎1. Plutarch’s psychology: the individual soul and the world soul
	‎2. The psychology of individual divination
	‎3. Plutarch and the Timaeus
	‎4. The ‘matter’ of divination
	‎5. Apollo and the oracle: from chaos to harmony
	‎6. The importance of studying the oracle
‎Conclusion
‎Bibliography
	‎Abbreviations
	‎Dictionaries
	‎References
‎Index Locorum