A Companion to Greek Religion
by Ogden, DanielEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-03-12
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
Other versions by this Author
List Price: $274.07
Buy New
Usually Ships in 8 - 10 Business Days.
$273.80
Rent Textbook
Select for Price
Rent Digital
$62.40*
Used Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
How Marketplace Works:
- This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
- Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
- Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
- Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
- Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.
Summary
This major addition to Blackwell's Companions to the Ancient World series covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period. Written by a panel of international experts Focuses on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places Features major sections on local religious systems, sacred spaces and ritual, and the divine.
Author Biography
Daniel Ogden is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Exeter. He is author of Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds (2002), Greek and Roman Necromancy (2001), and Greek Bastardy (1996), and editor of The Hellenistic World: New Perspectives (2002).
Table of Contents
| List of Figures | p. x |
| Notes on Contributors | p. xii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Note on Authors and Translations | p. xviii |
| Abbreviations | p. xix |
| Ancient Author Fragment Series | p. xxi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| In the Background | p. 19 |
| Greek Religion and the Ancient Near East | p. 21 |
| The Powers: The Gods and the Dead | p. 39 |
| Olympian Gods, Olympian Pantheon | p. 41 |
| A Land Full of Gods: Nature Deities in Greek Religion | p. 56 |
| Personification in Greek Religious Thought and Practice | p. 71 |
| The Dead | p. 86 |
| Heroes and Hero-Cults | p. 100 |
| Communicating with the Divine | p. 115 |
| Prayers and Hymns | p. 117 |
| Greek Normative Animal Sacrifice | p. 132 |
| Divination | p. 145 |
| From Sacred Space to Sacred Time | p. 161 |
| A Day in the Life of a Greek Sanctuary | p. 163 |
| Purity and Pollution | p. 178 |
| Festivals | p. 190 |
| Time and Greek Religion | p. 204 |
| Local Religious Systems | p. 219 |
| "Famous Athens, Divine Polis": The Religious System at Athens | p. 221 |
| The Religious System at Sparta | p. 236 |
| The Religious System at Alexandria | p. 253 |
| The Religious System in Arcadia | p. 264 |
| Social Organization, the Family, and Sex | p. 281 |
| Religion and Society in Classical Greece | p. 283 |
| Women, Religion, and the Home | p. 297 |
| "Something to do with Aphrodite": Ta Aphrodisia and the Sacred | p. 311 |
| Mysteries and Magic | p. 325 |
| Finding Dionysus | p. 327 |
| The Mysteries of Demeter and Kore | p. 342 |
| Magic in Classical and Hellenistic Greece | p. 357 |
| Intersections: Greek Religion and... | p. 371 |
| Greek Religion and Literature | p. 373 |
| Greek Religion and Philosophy: The God of the Philosopher | p. 385 |
| Greek Religion and Art | p. 398 |
| Epilogue | p. 421 |
| Gods of the Silver Screen: Cinematic Representations of Myth and Divinity | p. 423 |
| Bibliography | p. 439 |
| Index | p. 477 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.