Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide - Rilegato

Larson, Jennifer

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0415324483 ISBN 13: 9780415324489

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2007

Riassunto

Using archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources; and incorporating current scholarly theories, this volume will serve as an excellent companion to any introduction to Greek mythology, showing a side of the Greek gods to which most students are rarely exposed.

Detailed enough to be used as a quick reference tool or text, and providing a readable account focusing on the oldest, most widespread, and most interesting religious practices of the ancient Greek world in the Archaic and Classical periods, Ancient Greek Cults surveys ancient Greek religion through the cults of its gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines.

Jennifer Larson conveniently summarizes a vast amount of material in many languages, normally inaccessible to undergrad students, and explores, in detail, the variety of cults celebrated by the Greeks, how these cults differed geographically, and how each deity was conceptualized in local cult titles and rituals.

Including an introductory chapter on sources and methods, and suggestions for further reading this book will allow readers to gain a fresh perspective on Greek religion.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jennifer Larson is Professor of Classics at Kent State University.

Contenuti:

1. Methods, Sources and Concepts for the Study of Ancient Greek Cults  2. Zeus  3. Hera  4. Athena  5. Poseidon  6. Demeter  7. Apollo  8. Artemis  9. Aphrodite  10. Dionysos  11. Hermes and Nature Deities  12. Other Panhellenic Deities  13. Latecomer and Regional Deities  14. Hero-Gods and Heroine-Goddesses  15. Heroes and Heroines

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415324483
• ISBN 13: 9780415324489
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 320