Hiera Kala

Author : Straten
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004283455
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hiera kala written by Straten and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hierà kalá presents a collection, analysis and interpretation of the representations of animal sacrifice from ancient Greece. The Archaic and Classical material is dealt with comprehensively. Later evidence is adduced more selectively, for the sake of comparison. All aspects of Greek sacrifice that are (or appear to be) represented in the iconographical material are treated in depth; interpretations are based on a combined study of the archaeological, the epigraphical and the literary data. Full catalogues of vase paintings and votive reliefs with depictions of sacrifice are included. A generous selection of these are illustrated in more than 200 figures.

Author : Folkert T. Van Straten
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004102927
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hierà Kalá written by Folkert T. Van Straten and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1995 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the depictions of animal sacrifice from ancient Greece, full catalogues of which are included. The relevant aspects of Greek sacrifice are studied on the basis of an analysis and interpretation of these representations, combined with the pertinent textual data.

Author : Robert Parker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199274835
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polytheism and Society at Athens written by Robert Parker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-24 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first attempt that has ever been made to give a comprehensive account of the religious life of ancient Athens.

Author : F. S. Naiden
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190232714
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smoke Signals for the Gods written by F. S. Naiden and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal sacrifice has been critical to the study of ancient Mediterranean religions since the 18th century. Two leading views on sacrifice have dominated the subject: the psychological approach of Walter Burkert and the sociological one by Jean-Pierre Vernant and Marcel Detienne. These two perspectives have argued that the main feature of sacrifice is allaying feelings of guilt at the slaughter of sacrificial animals. Naiden redresses the omission of these salient features to show that animal sacrifice is an attempt to make contact with a divine being, and that it is so important for the worshippers that it becomes subject to regulations of unequaled extent and complexity.

Author : Troels Engberg-Pedersen
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664224066
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paul Beyond the Judaism/Hellenism Divide written by Troels Engberg-Pedersen and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful book intends to do away with the traditional strategy of playing Judaism and Hellenism out against one another as a context for understanding Paul. Case studies focus specifically on the Corinthian correspondence.

Author : Matthew Dillon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317148959
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Omens and Oracles written by Matthew Dillon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the role which divination played in ancient Greek society, this volume deals with various forms of prophecy and how each was utilised and for what purpose. Chapters bring together key types of divining, such as from birds, celestial phenomena, the entrails of sacrificed animals and dreams. Oracular centres delivered prophetic pronouncements to enquirers, but in addition, there were written collections of oracles in circulation. Many books were available on how to interpret dreams, the birds and entrails, and divination as a religious phenomenon attracted the attention of many writers. Expert diviners were at the heart of Greek prophecy, whether these were Apollo’s priestesses delivering prose or verse answers to questions put to them by consultants, diviners known as manteis, who interpreted entrails and omens, the chresmologoi, who sang the many oracles circulating orally or in writing, or dream interpreters. Divination was utilised not only to foretell the future but also to ensure that the individual or state employing divination acted in accordance with that divinely prescribed future; it was employed by all and had a crucial role to play in what courses of action both states and individuals undertook. Specific attention is paid in this volume not only to the ancient written evidence, but to that of inscriptions and papyri, with emphasis placed on the iconography of Greek divination.

Author : Esther Eidinow
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
ISBN 13 : 0199642036
Total Pages : 737 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion written by Esther Eidinow and published by Oxford Handbooks. This book was released on 2015 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook offers both students and teachers of ancient Greek religion a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship in the subject, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. It not only presents key information, but also explores the ways in which such information is gathered and the different approaches that have shaped the area. In doing so, the volume provides a crucial research and orientation tool for students of the ancient world, and also makes a vital contribution to the key debates surrounding the conceptualization of ancient Greek religion. The handbook's initial chapters lay out the key dimensions of ancient Greek religion, approaches to evidence, and the representations of myths. The following chapters discuss the continuities and differences between religious practices in different cultures, including Egypt, the Near East, the Black Sea, and Bactria and India. The range of contributions emphasizes the diversity of relationships between mortals and the supernatural - in all their manifestations, across, between, and beyond ancient Greek cultures - and draws attention to religious activities as dynamic, highlighting how they changed over time, place, and context.

Author : Gerald V. Lalonde
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004147411
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horos Dios (ΗΟΡΟΣ : ΔΙΟΣ) written by Gerald V. Lalonde and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Horos Dios" draws on a wide variety of literary and archaeological evidence to argue that an Archaic "horos" inscription and other rock cuttings on the northeast slope of the Hill of the Nymphs in Athens are remnants of a shrine of Zeus Meilichios, a popular god of purification worshipped widely in Athens, Attica, and the greater Greek world.

Author : Victor Davis Hanson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134961901
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoplites written by Victor Davis Hanson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers who conducted battle on the small plains of ancient Greece. The volume, which draws on the accumulated expertise of nine American and British scholars, emphasizes the actual techniques of fighting and practical concerns as the use of commands, music in warfare, the use of "dog-tags", and ritual on the battlefield.

Author : Nicole J. Ruane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110735465X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law written by Nicole J. Ruane and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the Hebrew Bible's numerous laws about sacrificial procedure to understand the significance of gender in sacrificial rituals and the reasons that gender distinctions are so vital in these acts. Gender selection of both victims and participants is an intrinsic aspect of the nature and purpose of each rite, affecting its form and function, as well as its legitimacy. Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law considers the laws of the firstborn, the rite of the red cow, laws of slaughter, rituals of purification, and other offerings. It shows that these laws regulate material wealth and contribute to the construction of social roles.