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Oracle
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I. Religious Studies – II. History of Religion

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The term “oracle,” derived from the Latin noun oraculum, denotes, (1) in close connection with the original meaning of the word, the oracle site, i.e. the place at which a divine statement (orare, “to speak”) was communicated to a person (see II, 3 below); (2) also common in ancient usage, the oracular statement itself; (3) the oracle as an institution; (4) in individual cases also a specific person invo…

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Vollmer, Ulrich, Hutter, Manfred, Wandrey, Irina and Egelhaaf-Gaiser, Ulrike, “Oracle”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_024188>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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