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Zusatztext no doubt about its quality or its utility. It will hold a central place in classics libraries for many years. Informationen zum Autor Esther Eidinow is Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek History at the University of Nottingham.Julia Kindt is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Abbreviations and Conventions List of Contributors Introduction Part 1: What is Ancient Greek Religion? 1: Robin Osborne: Unity vs. Diversity? 2: Tom Harrison: Belief vs. Practice? 3: Emily Kearns: Old vs. New? 4: Vinciane Pirenne Delforge and Gabriella Pironti: Many vs. One? Part 2: Types of Evidence 5: Milette Gaifman: Visual Evidence 6: Hannah Willey: Literary Evidence: Prose 7: Renaud Gagne: Literary Evidence: Poetry 8: Claire Taylor: Epigraphic Evidence 9: Caitlin E. Barrett: Material Evidence 10: David Martinez: Papyrology Part 3: Myths? Contexts and Representations 11: Richard Martin: Epic 12: Tanja Scheer: Art and Imagery 13: Claude Calame: Drama 14: Robert Fowler: History 15: Rick Benitez and Harold Tarrant: Philosophy Part 4: Where? 16: Mike Scott: Temples and Sanctuaries 17: Matt Dillon: Households, Families, and Women 18: Kostas Vlassopoulos: Religion in Communities 19: Christy Constantakopoulou: Regional Religious Groups, Amphictionies, and Other Leagues Part 5: How? 20: Mike Flower: Religious Expertise 21: Ralph Anderson: New Gods 22: Hugh Bowden: Impiety 23: Andrej Petrovic: 'Sacred Law' Part 6: Who? 24: Susan Deacy: Gods: Olympian or Chthonic 25: Carolina López-Ruiz: Gods: Origins 26: Gunnel Ekroth: Heroes: Living or Dead? 27: Emanuel Voutiras: Dead or Alive? 28: Giulia Sfameni Gasparro: Daimonic Power 29: Ivana Petrovic: Deification: Gods or Men? Part 7: What? 30: Henk Versnel: Prayer and Curse 31: Fred Naiden: Sacrifice 32: Sarah Iles Johnston: Oracles and Divination 33: Verity Platt: Epiphany 34: Fritz Graf: Healing Part 8: When? 35: Sarah Hitch: From Birth to Death: Life-changing Rituals 36: Jan-Matheiu Carbon: Ritual Cycles: Calendars and Festivals 37: Radcliffe Edmonds III: Imagining the After-Life Part 9: Beyond? 38: Gillian Shepherd: Magna Graecia (South Italy and Sicily) 39: Maya Muratov: The Northern Black Sea: The Case of the Bosporan Kingdom 40: Jan Bremmer: The Ancient Near East 41: Kathrin Kleibl: Greco-Egyptian Religion 42: Rachael Mairs: Bactria and India 43: Lisa Raphals: China and Greece: Comparisons and Insights Index ...
Sommario
- List of Figures
- Abbreviations and Conventions
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Part 1: What is Ancient Greek Religion?
- 1: Robin Osborne: Unity vs. Diversity?
- 2: Tom Harrison: Belief vs. Practice?
- 3: Emily Kearns: Old vs. New?
- 4: Vinciane Pirenne Delforge and Gabriella Pironti: Many vs. One?
- Part 2: Types of Evidence
- 5: Milette Gaifman: Visual Evidence
- 6: Hannah Willey: Literary Evidence: Prose
- 7: Renaud Gagne: Literary Evidence: Poetry
- 8: Claire Taylor: Epigraphic Evidence
- 9: Caitlin E. Barrett: Material Evidence
- 10: David Martinez: Papyrology
- Part 3: Myths? Contexts and Representations
- 11: Richard Martin: Epic
- 12: Tanja Scheer: Art and Imagery
- 13: Claude Calame: Drama
- 14: Robert Fowler: History
- 15: Rick Benitez and Harold Tarrant: Philosophy
- Part 4: Where?
- 16: Mike Scott: Temples and Sanctuaries
- 17: Matt Dillon: Households, Families, and Women
- 18: Kostas Vlassopoulos: Religion in Communities
- 19: Christy Constantakopoulou: Regional Religious Groups, Amphictionies, and Other Leagues
- Part 5: How?
- 20: Mike Flower: Religious Expertise
- 21: Ralph Anderson: New Gods
- 22: Hugh Bowden: Impiety
- 23: Andrej Petrovic: 'Sacred Law'
- Part 6: Who?
- 24: Susan Deacy: Gods: Olympian or Chthonic
- 25: Carolina López-Ruiz: Gods: Origins
- 26: Gunnel Ekroth: Heroes: Living or Dead?
- 27: Emanuel Voutiras: Dead or Alive?
- 28: Giulia Sfameni Gasparro: Daimonic Power
- 29: Ivana Petrovic: Deification: Gods or Men?
- Part 7: What?
- 30: Henk Versnel: Prayer and Curse
- 31: Fred Naiden: Sacrifice
- 32: Sarah Iles Johnston: Oracles and Divination
- 33: Verity Platt: Epiphany
- 34: Fritz Graf: Healing
- Part 8: When?
- 35: Sarah Hitch: From Birth to Death: Life-changing Rituals
- 36: Jan-Matheiu Carbon: Ritual Cycles: Calendars and Festivals
- 37: Radcliffe Edmonds III: Imagining the After-Life
- Part 9: Beyond?
- 38: Gillian Shepherd: Magna Graecia (South Italy and Sicily)
- 39: Maya Muratov: The Northern Black Sea: The Case of the Bosporan Kingdom
- 40: Jan Bremmer: The Ancient Near East
- 41: Kathrin Kleibl: Greco-Egyptian Religion
- 42: Rachael Mairs: Bactria and India
- 43: Lisa Raphals: China and Greece: Comparisons and Insights
- Index
