Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture

Zusatztext ... rich and valuable contribution to the study of epiphanies, one that every scholar interested in the subject will want to consult. Informationen zum Autor Georgia Petridou is Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at the University of Liverpool. Klappentext Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture is the first comprehensive survey of the history of divine epiphany as presented in the literary and epigraphic narratives of the Greek-speaking world. Zusammenfassung Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture is the first comprehensive survey of the history of divine epiphany as presented in the literary and epigraphic narratives of the Greek-speaking world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Abbreviations Introduction 1: Divine Morphology 2: Epiphanies in Crisis 3: Healing Epiphanies: Epiphanies as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools 4: Dei in Remotis: Epiphany, Solitude, and Divine Inspiration 5: Erotic Epiphanies 6: Epiphanies in Cult 7: Theoxenia Festivals: Playing Host and Guest with the Divine 8: Synthesis: Epiphany and its Socio-political Functions Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Georgia Petridou, Georgia (Research Associate At the Max W Petridou, Georgia (Research Associate at the Max Weber College Petridou, Petridou Georgia
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2016
• EAN: 9780198723929
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872392-9
• No. of pages: 427
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Spirituality, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Ancient, Spirituality & religious experience, Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Spirituality and religious experience, Ancient Greek religion and mythology