Mother of the Gods - From Cybele to the Virgin Mary

Informationen zum Autor Philippe Borgeaud is a professor of the history of religion at the University of Geneva and the author of several books, including The Cult of Pan in Ancient Greece . Klappentext This important work by a major scholar of ancient religion traces the history of the Mother of the Gods, originally an Anatolian deity whose cult spread through the Hellenistic, Roman, and ultimately Christian worlds, through shifting cultural and historical contexts. Zusammenfassung Borgeaud's challenging and nuanced portrait opens new windows on the ancient world's sophisticated religious beliefs and shifting cultural identities.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Philippe Borgeaud, Philippe (Directeur Borgeaud, Philippe/ Hochroth Borgeaud
• Mitarbeit: Lysa Hochroth (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 07.01.2005
• EAN: 9780801879852
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-7985-2
• Seiten: 208
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Ratgeber > Spiritualität > Esoterik; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Theology, Theology, History of Religion