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Uncovers deep connections between the strange nocturnal ritual, in which two virgin girls carried sacred offerings into a cave and later returned with something given to them there, and tribal puberty initiations by linking the festival with the myth of the daughters of Kekrops.
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How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title identifies three core components of an imperial theology that... Læs mere
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Conjures the consciousness of Mexico, evoking the dreams that made and unmade an ancient culture. This book takes readers into the dream that was the religion of the Aztecs, a religion whose own apocalyptic visions anticipated the coming of the Spanish conquerors.
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Do the terms 'pagan' and 'Christian,' 'transition from paganism to Christianity' still hold as explanatory devices to apply to the political, religious and cultural transformation experienced Empire-wise?
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This book speaks to all admirers of Delphi and its famous prophecies, whether they are experts on ancient Greek religion, students of the... Læs mere
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Sacrifice was a central part of Greek and Roman religion, and this volume explores many aspects of it. The book will be indispensable for... Læs mere
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This book explores the representations of Greek myths in Roman art, including public, domestic and funerary... Læs mere
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This book explores divine manifestations and their representations not only in art, but also in literature,... Læs mere
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Volume 2 of Cook's monumental Zeus covers the common classical concept of Zeus as the god of lightning and thunder. Part II contains detailed appendixes and a... Læs mere
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Volume 3 of Cook's monumental Zeus explores the idea of Zeus as god of earthquakes, clouds, wind, dew, rain and meteorites. Part 2 contains three appendixes and an index... Læs mere
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This book contains the Cromer Greek Prize-winning essay for 1934 on the subject of the still little-understood Greek religion Orphism. Watmough examines Orpheus and Orphism through a distinctly... Læs mere