Religion

ISBN: 9780415202725
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Throughout history women have always played an important role in religious activities although individual cultures have dictated the nature and significance of this role. Classical Greek religion is no exception and both the iconography and litera... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415319164
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Throughout history women have always played an important role in religious activities although individual cultures have dictated the nature and significance of this role. Classical Greek religion is no exception and both the iconography and litera... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783538071452
Published by : Patmos
This accessible German study chases the myth of the labyrinth of the Minotaur around the ancient world, illustrated by extracts from classical literature and histories. The authors examine evidence for the bull cult and look for the origins of a w... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780500051153
Published by : Thames and Hudson
This volume explores how the Greeks created and re-created their past in physical terms in both objects and images: those that are recoverable, those that are mentioned in texts, or those that may be imagined. It offers insights into the making... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789179160388
Published by : Astrom Editions
twnety-six papers, forming the Proceedings of the Ninth Symposium at the Swedish Institute at Athens in 1994, address various aspects of the literary, iconographic and archaeological evidence for sanctuaries and cults in the Peloponnese. Three pap... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780472107902
Published by : University of Michigan Press
In the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, people developed myths, magic, superstitions and religious beliefs in order to explain things that they could not account for and to try to understand their position within the universe. This book, which ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780715629345
Published by : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd.
A detailed and informative study of the use and significance of light and fire from the 7th to 4th century BC as portrayed in literary texts, inscriptions, art and physical remains. Eva Parisinou looks at both earthly lighting devices such as t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300082531
Published by : Yale University Press
The Catholic and Orthodox Churches regarded dualism as a heresy that had been transmitted in secrecy from late Antiquity; dualist heretics believed that it was Christianity as it was intended before the Church corrupted it. In this complete re... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841711577
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR
Volume: 897
A number of factors affected peoples choice of gods in ancient Greece, how and where they worshipped them and what they hoped to receive in return. This study focuses on the religious beliefs of mariners, their votive offerings, religious ritua... .... Learn More