A Companion to Greek Religion (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)

This major addition to Blackwell’s Companions to the Ancient World series covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period. Written by a panel of international experts Focuses on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places Features major sections on local religious systems, sacred spaces and ritual, and the divine A Companion To Greek Religion Covers All Aspects Of Religion In The Ancient Greek World From The Archaic, Through The Classical, And Into The Hellenistic Period. Each Of The Volume's 27 Essays Is Written By An International Expert And Provides A Survey Of A Particular Area That Reflects Contemporary Scholarship. All The Contributions Place An Emphasis On Religious Life As It Was Experienced By Greek Men And Women At Different Times And In Different Places. Myth Is Considered Alongside Religion Throughout.--book Jacket. Greek Religion And The Ancient Near East / Scott B. Noegel -- Olympian Gods, Olympian Pantheon / Ken Dowden -- A Land Full Of Gods : Nature Deities In Greek Religion / Jennifer Larson -- Personification In Greek Religious Thought And Practice / Emma Stafford -- The Dead / D. Felton -- Heroes And Hero-cults / Gunnel Ekroth -- Prayers And Hymns / William D. Furley -- Greek Normative Animal Sacrifice / Jan N. Bremmer -- Divination / Pierre Bonnechere -- A Day In The Life Of A Greek Sanctuary / Beate Dignas -- Purity And Pollution / Andreas Bendlin -- Festivals / Scott Scullion -- Time And Greek Religion / James Davidson -- Famous Athens, Divine Polis : The Religious System At Athens / Susan Deacy -- The Religious System At Sparta / Nicolas Richer -- The Religious System At Alexandria / Françoise Dunand -- The Religious System In Arcadia / Madeleine Jost -- Religion And Society In Classical Greece / Charles W. Hedrick, Jr. -- Women, Religion, And The Home / Janett Morgan -- Something To Do With Aphrodite : Ta Aphrodisia And The Sacred / Vinciane Pirenne-delforge -- Finding Dionysus / Susan Guettel Cole -- The Mysteries Of Demeter And Kore / Kevin Clinton -- Magic In Classical And Hellenistic Greece / Matthew W. Dickie -- Greek Religion And Literature / Thomas Harrison -- Greek Religion And Philosophy : The God Of The Philosopher / Fritz-gregor Herrmann -- Greek Religion And Art / T.h. Carpenter -- Gods Of The Silver Screen : Cinematic Representations Of Myth And Divinity / Lloyd Llewellyn-jones. Edited By Daniel Ogden. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [439]-476) And Index. Greek religion and the ancient Near East / Scott B. Noeggel Olympian gods, Olympian pantheon / Ken Dowden A land full of gods : nature deities in Greek religion / Jennifer Larson Personification in Greek religious thought and practice / Emma Stafford The dead / D. Felton Heroes and hero-cults / Gunnel Hekroth Prayers and hymns / William D. Farley Greek normative animal sacrifice / Jan N. Bremmer Divination / Pierre Bonnechere A day in the life of a Greek sanctuary / Beate Dignas ity and pollution / Andreas Bendlin Festivals / Scott Scullion Time and Greek religion / James Davidson "Famous Athens, divine polis" : the religious system at Athens / Susan Deacy The religious system at Sparta / Nicolas Richer The religious system at Alexandria / Franc̜oise Dunand The religious system in Arcadia / Madeleine Jost Religion and society in classical Greece / Charles W. Hedrick Jr. Women, religion, and the home / Janett Morgan "Something to do with Aphrodite" : ta aphrodisia and the sacred / Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge Finding Donysius / Susan Guettel Cole The mysteries of Demeter and Kore / Kevin Clinton Magic in classical and Hellenistic Greece / Matthew W. Dickie Greek religion and literature / Thomas Harrison Greek religion and philosophy : the god of the philosopher / Fritz-Gregor Herrmann Greek religion and art / T.H. Carpenter Gods of the silver screen : cinematic representations of myth and divinity / Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones. "A Companion to Greek Religion" covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period. Each of the volume's 29 essays is written by an international expert and provides a survey of a particular area that reflects contemporary scholarship. All the contributions place an emphasis on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places. Myth is considered alongside religion throughout. "The Companion" opens with a series of contextual essays devoted to the Near-Eastern and Minoan backgrounds to Greek religion, the religious structures of Greek society, women and sex in religious life, and mystery cults and magic. There follow major sections on local religious systems, sacred space and ritual, and the divine. Other chapters consider the interactions between religion and art, literature and philosophy, and look at particular topics, such as time in Greek religion, whether the Greeks can be said to have had religious wars, and representations of Greek religion in cinema "A Companion to Greek Religion covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical, and into the hellenistic period. Each of the volume's 27 essays is written by an international expert and provides a survey of a particular area that reflects contemporary scholarship. All the contributions place an emphasis on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places. Myth is considered alongside religion throughout."-- Fourni par l'éditeur * The first book to tell the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end. * Sketches the development of the cult throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history. * Draws together the numerous records about Osiris from the third millennium B.C. to the Roman conquest of Egypt.