Greek And Roman Religions
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Greek And Roman Religions
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Author : Rebecca I. Denova
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2019-01-14
Greek And Roman Religions written by Rebecca I. Denova and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-14 with Religion categories.
Offers an introduction to the basic beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek and Roman religions A volume in the Blackwell Ancient Religions, Greek and Roman Religions offers an authoritative overview of the region’s ancient religious practices. The author—a noted expert in the field—explores the presence of divinity in all aspects of ancient life and highlights the origins of myth, religious authority, institutions, beliefs, rituals, sacred texts, and ethics. Comprehensive in scope, the text focuses on myriad aspects that constitute Greco-Roman culture such as economic class, honor and shame, and slavery as well as the religious role of each member of the family. The integration of ethnic and community identity with divine elements are highlighted in descriptions of religious festivals. Greek and Roman Religions presents the evolution of ideas concerning death and the afterlife and the relation of death to concepts of ultimate justice. The author also offers insight into the elements of ancient religions that remain important in our contemporary quest for meaning. This vital text: Offers a comprehensive review of ancient Greek and Roman religions and their institutions, beliefs, rituals, and more Examines how the Roman culture and religions borrowed from the Greek traditions Explores the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean Basin Contains suggestions at the end of each chapter for further reading that include both traditional studies and more recent examinations of topical issues Written for students of ancient religions and religious studies, this important resource provides an overview of the ancient culture and history of the general region as well as the basic background of Greek and Roman civilizations.
Greek And Roman Religion
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Author : John Ferguson
language : en
Publisher: William Andrew
Release Date : 1980
Greek And Roman Religion written by John Ferguson and has been published by William Andrew this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Greece categories.
Inconsistencies In Greek And Roman Religion
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Author : H. S. Versnel
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1990
Inconsistencies In Greek And Roman Religion written by H. S. Versnel and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Religion categories.
This second volume of a two-part collection of studies on inconsistencies in Greek and Roman religion focuses on the ambiguities in myth and ritual of transition and reversal.
Ancient Greek And Roman Religion
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Author : Herbert Jennings Rose
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-10-01
Ancient Greek And Roman Religion written by Herbert Jennings Rose and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-01 with Greece categories.
Animals In Greek And Roman Religion And Myth
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Author : Patricia A. Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-17
Animals In Greek And Roman Religion And Myth written by Patricia A. Johnston and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-17 with History categories.
This volume brings together a variety of approaches to the different ways in which the role of animals was understood in ancient Greco-Roman myth and religion, across a period of several centuries, from Preclassical Greece to Late Antique Rome. Animals in Greco-Roman antiquity were thought to be intermediaries between men and gods, and they played a pivotal role in sacrificial rituals and divination, the foundations of pagan religion. The studies in the first part of the volume examine the role of the animals in sacrifice and divination. The second part explores the similarities between animals, on the one hand, and men and gods, on the other. Indeed, in antiquity, the behaviour of several animals was perceived to mirror human behaviour, while the selection of the various animals as sacrificial victims to specific deities often was determined on account of some peculiar habit that echoed a special attribute of the particular deity. The last part of this volume is devoted to the study of animal metamorphosis, and to this end a number of myths that associate various animals with transformation are examined from a variety of perspectives.
Inconsistencies In Greek And Roman Religion 1 Ter Unus
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Author : H. S. Versnel
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1990
Inconsistencies In Greek And Roman Religion 1 Ter Unus written by H. S. Versnel and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Religion categories.
This is the first of a two-volume collection of studies in inconsistencies in Greek and Roman religion. Their common aim is to argue for the historical relevance of various types of ambiguity and dissonance. The first volume focuses on the central paradoxes in ancient henotheism. The term 'henotheism' -- a modern formation after the stereotyped acclamation: #EIS O QEOS# ("one is the god"), common to early Christianity and contemporaneous paganism -- denotes the specific devotion to one particular god without denying the existence of, or even cultic attention to, other gods. After its prime in the twenties and thirties of this century the term fell into disuse. Nonetheless, the notion of henotheism represents one of the most remarkable and significant shifts in Graeco-Roman religion and hence deserves fresh reconsideration.
The Study Of Greek And Roman Religions
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Author : Nickolas P. Roubekas
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-07-14
The Study Of Greek And Roman Religions written by Nickolas P. Roubekas and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-14 with Religion categories.
How should ancient religious ideas be approached? Is "religion" an applicable term to antiquity? Should classicists, ancient historians, and religious studies scholars work more closely together? Nickolas P. Roubekas argues that there is a disciplinary gap between the study of Greek and Roman religions and the study of “religion” as a category-a gap that has often resulted in contradictory conclusions regarding Greek and Roman religion. This book addresses this lack of interdisciplinarity by providing an overview, criticism, and assessment of this chasm. It provides a theoretical approach to this historical period, raising the issue of the relationship between “theory of religion” and “history of religion,” and explores how history influences theory and vice versa. It also presents an in-depth critique of some crucial problems that have been central to the discussions of scholars who work on Graeco-Roman antiquity, encouraging us to re-examine how we approach the study of ancient religions.
Inconsistencies In Greek And Roman Religion Volume 2 Transition And Reversal In Myth And Ritual
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Author : Henk Versnel
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2015-09-01
Inconsistencies In Greek And Roman Religion Volume 2 Transition And Reversal In Myth And Ritual written by Henk Versnel and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with History categories.
This is the second of a two-volume collection of studies on inconsistencies in Greek and Roman religion. Their common aim is to argue for the historical relevance of various types of ambiguity and dissonance. While the first volume focused on the central paradoxes in ancient henotheism, the present one discusses the ambiguities in myth and ritual of transition and reversal. After an introduction to the history of the myth and ritual debate (with a focus on New Year festivals and initiation) in the first chapter, the second and third chapters discuss myth and ritual of reversal—Kronos and the Kronia, and Saturnus and the Saturnalia respectively; the fourth treats two women's festivals—that of Bona Dea and the Thesmophoria; the fifth investigates the initiatory aspects of Apollo and Mars. In the background is the basic conviction that the three approaches to religion known as 'substantivistic', functionalist and cultural-symbolic respectively, need not be mutually exclusive.
Greek And Roman Religion
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Author : John Ferguson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Greek And Roman Religion written by John Ferguson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Greece categories.
The Religions Of The Roman Empire
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Author : John Ferguson
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1970
The Religions Of The Roman Empire written by John Ferguson and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with History categories.