Lucian: On the Syrian Goddess - On the Syrian Goddess

Zusatztext This new work commands admiration Informationen zum Autor J. L. Lightfoot is a Postdoctoral Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford Klappentext This is the first detailed study of an eyewitness account (attributed to Lucian of Samosata) of the Holy City of Hierapolis in northern Syria. This text! which is presented both in the original Greek and in translation! is one of the most important literary sources for a religion of the Roman Near East in its native setting. The introduction and commentary for the first time combine literary-historical! philological! textual! and archaeological approaches. Zusammenfassung This detailed study of an eyewitness account (attributed to Lucian of Samosata) of the Holy City of Hierapolis in northern Syria is presented both in the original Greek and in translation. The introduction and commentary for the first time combine literary-historical, philological, textual, and archaeological approaches. 1. Anatomy of a Deity; 2. Anatomy of De Dea Syria; 3. Text; 4. Commentary

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• Authors: J. L. Lightfoot, J. L. (Postdoctoral Fellow of All Souls Lightfoot, Lucian
• Assisted by: J. L. Lightfoot (Editor), J. L. (Postdoctoral Fellow of All Souls College Lightfoot (Editor), Lightfoot J. L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2003
• EAN: 9780199251384
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925138-4
• No. of pages: 626
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Anthropology, Syria, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, History of Religion, Ancient World, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Physical anthropology, HISTORY / Middle East / Syria