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This book deals with the making and the reuses of the divine words which were ascribed to Apollo in the first centuries of our era. This comprehensive and historical approach analyses the oracles of Apollo according to the various contexts ancient authors used to resort to the sacred words. This study of the sacred texts reveals in an original manner the cultural, political, and religious life of pagans and Christians in the Roman Empire. *** Ce livre est une etude historique de l'ensemble des oracles attribues a Apollon aux premiers siecles de notre ere. Il envisage successivement les enjeux de la production de ces textes sacres et ceux de leur reutilisation par les auteurs paiens et chretiens.