This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of scholarship in ancient Greek religion, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. It presents not only key information, but also explores the ways in which such information is gathered and the different approaches that have shaped the area. In doing so, the volume provides a crucial research and orientation tool for students of the ancient world, and also makes a vital contribution to the key debates surrounding the conceptualization of ancient Greek religion. The handbook's initial chapters lay out the key dimensions of ancient Greek religion, approaches to evidence, and the representations of myths. The following chapters discuss the continuities and differences between religious practices in different cultures, including Egypt, the Near East, the Black Sea, and Bactria and India. The range of contributions emphasizes the diversity of relationships between mortals and the supernatural - in all their manifestations, across, between, and beyond ancient Greek cultures - and draws attention to religious activities as dynamic, highlighting how they changed over time, place, and context.
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This handbook offers both students and teachers of ancient Greek religion a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship in the subject, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period.
INTRODUCTION; PART 1: WHAT IS ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION?; PART 2: TYPES OF EVIDENCE; PART 3: MYTHS? CONTEXTS AND REPRESENTATIONS; PART 4: WHERE?; PART 5: HOW?; PART 6: WHO?; PART 7: WHAT?; PART 8: WHEN?; PART 9: BEYOND?
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broadly conceived in coverage, period, approach and methodology
Provides a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek religion, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods Includes illustrative case studies which demonstrate the variety of religious structures across time and place Presents a wide range of approaches and methodologies from a distinguished international group of contributors
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Esther Eidinow is Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek History at the University of Nottingham. Julia Kindt is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney.
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Provides a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek religion, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods Includes illustrative case studies which demonstrate the variety of religious structures across time and place Presents a wide range of approaches and methodologies from a distinguished international group of contributors
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199642038
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
1610 gr
Høyde
251 mm
Bredde
183 mm
Dybde
43 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
736

Biographical note

Esther Eidinow is Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek History at the University of Nottingham. Julia Kindt is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney.