| A Companion to Greek Religion Contributor(s): Ogden, Daniel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405120541 ISBN-13: 9781405120548 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $244.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: "A Companion to Greek Religion" covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical, and into the hellenistic period. Each of the volume's 27 essays is written by an international expert and provides a survey of a particular area that reflects contemporary scholarship. All the contributions place an emphasis on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places. Myth is considered alongside religion throughout. The "Companion" opens with a review of the Near Eastern background to Greek religion. There follow major sections on the divine powers, communication with the divine, sacred space and time, local religious systems, social organisation and the family in religion, and mystery cults and magic. Further chapters consider the interaction between religion and art, literature, and philosophy. A closing chapter looks at the treatment of Greek religious themes in the cinema. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 292.08 |
| LCCN: 2006025008 |
| Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World |
| Physical Information: 1.77" H x 7.12" W x 9.62" (2.35 lbs) 522 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This major addition to Blackwell's Companions to the Ancient World series covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period.
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