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Ancient Greek Religion
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See moreAncient Greek Religion: Historical Sources in Translation presents a wide range of documents relating to the religious world of the ancient Greeks from the earliest surviving literature to around the end of the fourth century BCE.
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Ancient Greek Religion: Historical Sources in Translation presents a wide range of documents relating to the religious world of the ancient Greeks from the earliest surviving literature to around the end of the fourth century BCE.
This book:
- Presents a wide range of documents relating to the religious world of the ancient Greeks, from the earliest surviving literature to around the end of the fourth century BCE.
- Provides extensive background information for readers with no previous knowledge of classical studies.
- Brings together new and rare passages for comparison—with occasional new interpretations—to appeal to professionals.
- Offers a variety of less frequently examined material and looks at familiar texts in new ways.
- Includes the use of extensive cross-referencing to indicate the interconnectedness of different aspects of religious practice and thought.
- Includes the most comprehensive commentary and updated passages available in a single volume.
Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History
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Bryn Mawr Classical Review praises the book as highly valuable for both inexperienced students, who can read it thoroughly, and seasoned scholars, who can consult it selectively yet profitably.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781405149280
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 September 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Contributors:
- Edited by Emily Kearns
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 173.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 680g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Emily Kearns is lecturer in Classical Languages and Literature and a Senior Research Fellow at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford. She is co-editor with Simon Price of the Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion (2003) and author of The Heroes of Attica (1989).
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