Religion
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Cultic Theatres & Ritual Drama: Regional Development & Religious Interchange Between East & West in Antiquity [Hardback]
Inge Nielsen (Author)
£30.50ISBN: 9788772888798
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: (Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity)
Volume: 4
This well-illustrated book thoroughly investigates the relations between East and West in the Ancient world as seen through the lens of ancient religious practices. The author has concentrated on one aspect of the cult, the ritual drama, and its s... .... Learn More -
Consolatory Rhetoric: Grief, Symbol and Ritual in the Greco-Roman Era [Hardback]
Donovan J. Ochs (Author)
Regular Price: £38.50
Special Price: £7.95
ISBN: 9780872498853
Published by : University of South Carolina Press
Consolatory Rhetoric explores Greco-Roman funeral rituals to reveal how opposing symbols functioned rhetorically to comfort communities afflicted by the death of one of their members. While the bulk of rhetorical criticism interprets written te... .... Learn More -
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece [Paperback]
Robert A. Brooks (Author)
Regular Price: £36.95
Special Price: £7.95
ISBN: 9780807865002
Published by : University of North Carolina Press
A wallchart describing the Gods and Heroes of Greek mythology, set out in the style of a genealogical table, with concise descriptions and illustrations taken from scenes on vases. Printed in red, black and gold; packed flat, unfolds to 48 by 3... .... Learn More -
On Pagans, Jews, and Christians [Paperback]
Arnaldo Momigliano (Author)
£21.50ISBN: 9780819562180
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Arnaldo Momigliano is the greatest contemporary scholar of the history and historiography of classical civilization. M.I. Finley has written in the New Statesman that "there is no one alive today who knows the subject as he does." On Pagans, Jews... .... Learn More -
A Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Hymettos [Paperback]
Merle K. Langdon (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780876615164
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Hesperia Supplement
Volume: 16
This is the final publication of a small open-air sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Hymettos above Athens, excavated between the World Wars by Carl Blegen and Rodney Young. The finds reflect two periods of activity: from 950 to 575 B.C. (many domestic cups... .... Learn More
