Related Books

The Decadence of Delphi
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: Kristin M. Heineman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-22 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Examining the final years of Delphic consultation, this monograph argues that the sanctuary operated on two connected, yet distinct levels: the oracle, which wa
The Oxford Handbook of Heracles
Language: en
Pages: 609
Authors: Daniel Ogden
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-07-13 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Heracles is the quintessential ancient Greek hero. The rich and massive tradition associated with him encompasses myths of all kinds: quest myths, monster-fight
Pagan Inscriptions, Christian Viewers
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Anna M. Sitz
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Pennsylvania, 2017, under the title: The writing on the wall: inscriptions and memory in the temples o
T&T Clark Handbook to the Historical Paul
Language: en
Pages: 513
Authors: Ryan S. Schellenberg
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-05 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The T&T Clark Handbook to the Historical Paul gathers leading voices on various aspects of Paul's biography into a thorough reconsideration of him as a historic
Divination and Prophecy in the Ancient Greek World
Language: en
Pages: 331
Authors: Roger D. Woodard
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-12-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Demonstrates the relevance of comparativism, ethnography, cognitive function, orality, and intertextuality to the elucidation of Greek prophetic practices.