Ancient Greek Religion
A Sourcebook
Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History
1. Auflage September 2009
384 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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.
* 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
Abbreviations.
List of illustrations/acknowledgements.
1. Gods and Religion.
2. Mythology.
3. Closeness and Distance.
4. Ritual Contexts.
5. Sanctuaries I.
6. Sanctuaries II.
Suggestions for further reading.
time, for students in a convenient, well-informed, and systematic
way to engage directly with over 200 primary texts central to the
study of Greek religion."
Jon D. Mikalson, University of Virginia
"This is much more than the long-overdue, up-to-date
sourcebook on Greek religion; researchers too will find the
innovative choice of texts, documents and images and the thoughtful
commentary extremely rewarding."
Barbara Kowalzig, Royal Holloway, University of London
