Religion And Reconciliation In Greek Cities
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Religion And Reconciliation In Greek Cities
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Author : Noel Robertson
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 2010-08-05
Religion And Reconciliation In Greek Cities written by Noel Robertson and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-05 with History categories.
A lead tablet found at Selinus, and a block of marble from Cyrene, are both inscribed with 'sacred laws' from their city of origin. There has been fierce scholarly debate over how to read and interpret each one, and Noel Robertson advances a new analysis of each.
Understanding Greek Religion
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Author : Jennifer Larson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-10
Understanding Greek Religion written by Jennifer Larson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-10 with History categories.
Understanding Greek Religion is one of the first attempts to fully examine any religion from a cognitivist perspective, applying methods and findings from the cognitive science of religion to the ancient Greek world. In this book, Jennifer Larson shows that many of the fundamentals of Greek religion, such as anthropomorphic gods, divinatory procedures, purity beliefs, reciprocity, and sympathetic magic arise naturally as by-products of normal human cognition. Drawing on evidence from across the ancient Greek world, Larson provides detailed coverage of Greek theology and local pantheons, rituals including processions, animal sacrifice and choral dance, and afterlife beliefs as they were expressed through hero worship and mystery cults. Eighteen in-depth essays illustrate the theoretical discussion with primary sources and include case studies of key cult inscriptions from Kyrene, Kos, and Miletos. This volume features maps, tables, and over twenty images to support and expand on the text, and will provide conceptual tools for understanding the actions and beliefs that constitute a religion. Additionally, Larson offers the first detailed discussion of cognition and memory in the transmission of Greek religious beliefs and rituals, as well as a glossary of terms and a bibliographical essay on the cognitive science of religion. Understanding Greek Religion is an essential resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Greek culture and ancient Mediterranean religions.
Localism And The Ancient Greek City State
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Author : Hans Beck
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-07-31
Localism And The Ancient Greek City State written by Hans Beck and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-31 with History categories.
Much like our own time, the ancient Greek world was constantly expanding and becoming more connected to global networks. The landscape was shaped by an ecology of city-states, local formations that were stitched into the wider Mediterranean world. While the local is often seen as less significant than the global stage of politics, religion, and culture, localism, argues historian Hans Beck has had a pervasive influence on communal experience in a world of fast-paced change. Far from existing as outliers, citizens in these communities were deeply concerned with maintaining local identity, commercial freedom, distinct religious cults, and much more. Beyond these cultural identifiers, there lay a deeper concept of the local that guided polis societies in their contact with a rapidly expanding world. Drawing on a staggering range of materials—including texts by both known and obscure writers, numismatics, pottery analysis, and archeological records—Beck develops fine-grained case studies that illustrate the significance of the local experience. Localism and the Ancient Greek City-State builds bridges across disciplines and ideas within the humanities and shows how looking back at the history of Greek localism is important not only in the archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean, but also in today’s conversations about globalism, networks, and migration.
Greek Epigraphy And Religion
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Author : Emily Mackil
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-12-29
Greek Epigraphy And Religion written by Emily Mackil and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-29 with History categories.
Greek Epigraphy and Religion explores the insights provided by inscribed texts into the religious practices of the ancient Greek world. The papers study material ranging geographically from Epiros to Egypt and chronologically from the Classical to the Roman period.
Underworld Gods In Ancient Greek Religion
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Author : Ellie Mackin Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-02-24
Underworld Gods In Ancient Greek Religion written by Ellie Mackin Roberts and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-24 with History categories.
This volume presents a case for how and why people in archaic and classical Greece worshipped Underworld gods. These gods are often portrayed as malevolent and transgressive, giving an impression that ancient worshippers derived little or no benefit from developing ongoing relationships with them. In this book, the first book-length study that focuses on Underworld gods as an integral part of the religious landscape of the period, Mackin Roberts challenges this view and shows that Underworld gods are, in many cases, approached and ‘befriended’ in the same way as any other kind of god. Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion provides a fascinating insight into the worship of these deities, and will be of interest to anyone working on ancient Greek religion and cult.
Purity And The Forming Of Religious Traditions In The Ancient Mediterranean World And Ancient Judaism
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-11-01
Purity And The Forming Of Religious Traditions In The Ancient Mediterranean World And Ancient Judaism written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with Religion categories.
Purity is a cultural construct that had a central role in the forming and the development of religious traditions in the ancient Mediterranean. This volume analyzes concepts, practices and images associated with purity in the main cultures of Antiquity, and discusses from a comparative perspective their parallel developments and transformations. The perspective adopted is both synchronic and diachronic; the comparative approach takes into account points of contact and mutual influences, but also includes major transcultural trends. A number of renowned specialists contribute a large variety of perspectives and approaches, combining archaeology, epigraphy and social history; in addition, particular attention is given to concepts of purity in ancient Israel and early Judaism as a ‘test-case’ of sorts. Through its extensive coverage, the volume contributes decisively to the present discussion about the forming of religious traditions in the ancient Mediterranean world. Contributors include: Philippe Borgeaud, Beate Ego, Christian Frevel, Linda-Marie Günther, Michaël Guichard, Gudrun Holtz, Manfred Hutter, Albert de Jong, Michael Konkel, Bernhard Linke, Lionel Marti, Hans-Peter Mathys, Christophe Nihan, Joachim Friedrich Quack, Benedikt Rausche, Noel Robertson, Udo Rüterswörden, Ian Werrett, and Jürgen K. Zangenberg.
Oath And State In Ancient Greece
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Author : Alan H. Sommerstein
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Oath And State In Ancient Greece written by Alan H. Sommerstein and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Literary Criticism categories.
The oath was an institution of fundamental importance across a wide range of social interactions throughout the ancient Greek world, making a crucial contribution to social stability and harmony; yet there has been no comprehensive, dedicated scholarly study of the subject for over a century. This volume of a two-volume study explores how oaths functioned in the working of the Greek city-state (polis) and in relations between different states as well as between Greeks and non-Greeks.
Space And Society In The Greek And Roman Worlds
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Author : Michael Scott
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013
Space And Society In The Greek And Roman Worlds written by Michael Scott and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
An interdisciplinary study of the dynamic relationship between space and society through case studies across the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.
Animal Sacrifice In The Ancient Greek World
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Author : Sarah Hitch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-24
Animal Sacrifice In The Ancient Greek World written by Sarah Hitch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-24 with History categories.
Experts in Greek language, literature and material culture re-examine the role of animal sacrifice in Greek life across the Mediterranean.
Early Greek Ethics
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Author : David Conan Wolfsdorf
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2020-05-22
Early Greek Ethics written by David Conan Wolfsdorf and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-22 with Philosophy categories.
Early Greek Ethics is the first volume devoted to philosophical ethics in its "formative" period. It explores contributions from the Presocratics, figures of the early Pythagorean tradition, sophists, and anonymous texts, as well as topics influential to ethical philosophical thought such as Greek medicine, music, friendship, and justice.