The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion

 
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ISBN13:9780198810179
ISBN10:0198810172
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:732 pages
Size:246x172x36 mm
Weight:1468 g
Language:English
Illustrations: 17 black and white illustrations
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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 period.

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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.

broadly conceived in coverage, period, approach and methodology
Table of Contents:
List of Figures
Abbreviations and Conventions
List of Contributors
Unity vs. Diversity?
Belief vs. Practice?
Old vs. New?
Many vs. One?
Visual Evidence
Literary Evidence: Prose
Literary Evidence: Poetry
Epigraphic Evidence
Material Evidence
Papyrology
Epic
Art and Imagery
Drama
History
Philosophy
Temples and Sanctuaries
Households, Families, and Women
Religion in Communities
Regional Religious Groups, Amphictionies, and Other Leagues
Religious Expertise
New Gods
Impiety
'Sacred Law'
Gods: Olympian or Chthonic
Gods: Origins
Heroes: Living or Dead?
Dead or Alive?
Daimonic Power
Deification: Gods or Men?
Prayer and Curse
Sacrifice
Oracles and Divination
Epiphany
Healing
From Birth to Death: Life-changing Rituals
Ritual Cycles: Calendars and Festivals
Imagining the After-Life
Magna Graecia (South Italy and Sicily)
The Northern Black Sea: The Case of the Bosporan Kingdom
The Ancient Near East
Greco-Egyptian Religion
Bactria and India
China and Greece: Comparisons and Insights
Index