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2012ref. 33691Cambridge University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. The interpretation of animal sacrifice now considered the most important ancient Greek and Roman religious ritual has long been dominated by the views of Walter Burkert the late J. -P. Vernant and Marcel Detienne. No penetrating and general critique of their views has appeared and in particular no critique of the application of these views to Roman religion. Nor has any critique dealt with the use of literary and visual sources by these writers. This book a collection of essays by leading scholars incorporates all these subjects and provides a theoretical background for the study of animal sacrifice in an ancient context.; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches; 224 pages . 2012. 1107011124 . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1971ref. 34400Ernst Wasmuth. Very Good. Softcover. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover Slater & Dunbabin. Faint browning to wraps. Pages tanned.; Istanbuler Mitteilungen Beiheft 4; 135 pages . 1971. Ernst Wasmuth paperback
1978ref. 17755Adolf M Hakkert. Very Good. Softcover. Some sun fading along the spine and outer edges of wraps.; Defines Cicero's attitude toward the Roman state Religion.; 0.5 x 9 x 6.1 Inches; 141 pages . 1978. 9025605842 . Adolf M Hakkert paperback
1964ref. 17853Philipp Von Zabern. Very Good. Softcover. Light wear to corners of wraps. Faint stain to textblock. Wraps a bit browned.; 134 pages . 1964. Philipp Von Zabern paperback
1993ref. 39570Routledge. Very Good. Softcover. Faint creasing to spine.; 7.44 X 0.6 X 9.69 inches; 264 pages . 1993. 0713460474 . Routledge paperback
1991ref. 30722Routledge. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Faint foxing to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover G. P. Goold. Very light shelfwear to DJ.; Numerous ancient texts describe human sacrifices and other forms of ritual killing: in 480 BC Themistocles sacrifices three Persian captives to Dionysus; human scapegoats called pharmakoi are expelled yearly from Greek cities and according to some authors they are killed; Locrin girls are hunted down and slain by the Trojans; on Mt Lykaion children are sacrificed and consumed by the worshippers; and many other texts report human sacrifices performed regularly in the cult of the gods or during emergencies such as war and plague. Archaeologists have frequently proposed human sacrifice as an explanation for their discoveries: from Minoan Crete children's bones with knife-cut marks the skeleton of a youth lying on a platform with a bronze blade resting on his chest skeletons sometimes bound in the dromoi of Mycenaean and Cypriot chamber tombs; and dual man-woman burials where it is suggested that the woman was slain or took her own life at the man's funeral. If the archaeologists' interpretations and the claims in the ancient sources are accepted they present a bloody and violent picture of the religious life of the ancient Greeks from the Bronze Age well into historical times. But the author expresses caution. In many cases alternative if less sensational explanations of the archaeological are possible; and it can often be shown that human sacrifices in the literary texts are mythical or that late authors confused mythical details with actual practices. Whether the evidence is accepted or not this study offers a fascinating glimpse into the religious thought of the ancient Greeks and into changing modern conceptions of their religious behaviour.; 8.8 X 5.7 X 1.3 inches; 316 pages . 1991. 0415034833 . Routledge hardcover
2001ref. 36946Oxford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. No DJ as issued. Pictoral boards. Digitally reprinted.; The Derveni Papyrus was discovered earlier this century and is the oldest literary papyrus ever found. This study includes a full translation of the text a range of articles by leading European and American classicists and a complete bibliography.; 0.89 x 8.78 x 5.86 Inches; 216 pages . 2001. 0198150326 . Oxford University Press hardcover
ref. 8285Ernest Thorin. Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual stamps call numbers and pocket. Book has been rebound in blue buckram with white lettering to spine; Bibliothèque Des Écoles Française D'Athènes Et De Rome Fascicule 26; 184 pages . 1882. 1144141060 . Ernest Thorin hardcover
1992ref. 33985Princeton University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Faint rubbing to titlepage. DJ has light creasing along upper edge.; While the Olympics because of their modern revival enjoy the greatest fame today in ancient Greece other religious festivals were equally elaborate and impressive spectacles. The lavishly illustrated Goddess and Polis is the first work devoted to the Panathenaia the most significant of these festivals to be held in ancient Athens. Founded in 566 B. C. this complex ritual performed for the goddess Athena vied with other Greek festivals in grandeur and importance and was particularly distinguished by the works of art commissioned in its service. Among these were the painted vases known as Panathenaic amphoras each of which contained forty liters of olive oil awarded to athletic and equestrian victors. The contests depicted on these vases are the best extant illustrations of Greek sport. Although women were excluded from the competitions they had an important role to play in the weaving of the peplos an elaborate textile that took nine months to produce. The culmination of the festival was a long procession bearing this new robe to the cult statue of the goddess; the procession in turn was the subject of another great work of art the Parthenon frieze. Combining art spectacle and civic consciousness the Panathenaia contributed to the development of the high classical style of Periklean Athens. This book deals with every aspect of the festival and produces a vivid portrait of the worship of the patron goddess of the city. Essays by eminent classical scholars examine in depth the musical and poetic competitions the athletic and equestrian contests the peplos and the evolving image of Athena as documented in sculpture from the Acropolis. Jenifer Neils the curator of the exhibition Goddess and Polis held at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College has contributed an introduction to the Panathenaia an essay on the prize amphoras and detailed entries for the seventy objects exhibited.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 232 pages . 1992. 0691036128 . Princeton University Press hardcover
1996ref. 36907University of Toronto Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Scholar's name to titlepage Bonnie Maclachlan née Ward. Else fine.; An important contribution to social history linking the life and nature of the polis with its festivals and rituals and the legends which went with them and used for the elucidation of a state's self-identity.; Phoenix Supplementary Volume; 1 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 287 pages . 1996. 0802059880 . University of Toronto Press hardcover
1996ref. 33462University of Toronto Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Large stamp to verso of dedication page for the John Deyell company with number written in. Else book is fine.; An important contribution to social history linking the life and nature of the polis with its festivals and rituals and the legends which went with them and used for the elucidation of a state's self-identity.; Phoenix Supplementary Volume; 1 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 287 pages . 1996. 0802059880 . University of Toronto Press hardcover
1996ref. 12591University of Toronto Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Large stamp to verso of dedication page for the John Deyell company with number written in. Else book is fine.; An important contribution to social history linking the life and nature of the polis with its festivals and rituals and the legends which went with them and used for the elucidation of a state's self-identity.; Phoenix Supplementary Volume; 1 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 287 pages . 1996. 0802059880 . University of Toronto Press hardcover
1967ref. 5478American Academy in Rome. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Tanning to endpapers. Minor rubbing to extremities. Dustjacket has about 4-5 tears - 2 of them are open tears ~1cm each. Browning to DJ.; Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome Volume XXII Vol. 22; 22; 139 pages . 1967. American Academy in Rome hardcover
1967ref. 5534American Academy in Rome. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. Hardcover. Tanning to endpapers. Minor rubbing to extremities. Dustjacket has 1 small tears - ~1cm. Browning to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Minor bump to base of spine.; Looks at the question of the influence of religion and philosophy on the Imperial historian.; Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome Volume XXII Vol. 22; 22; 139 pages . 1967. American Academy in Rome hardcover
1971ref. 43607Leiden: Brill. Near Fine with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Very minor shelfwear.; Frontispiece 29 pls 43 ill. 1 folding plan.; 104 pages . 1971. 9004025839 . Brill hardcover
1971ref. 21236Leiden: Brill. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. 1 corner very lightly bumped.; Frontispiece 29 pls 43 ill. 1 folding plan.; 104 pages . 1971. 9004025839 . Brill hardcover
1977ref. 43613Thames & Hudson Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 224 pages . 1977. 0500250545 . Thames & Hudson Ltd hardcover
1992ref. R320136706C.Lacour. 1992. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 30 pages agrafées - hommage de l'éditeur sur la page de faux titre.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
ref. R200142584Imp. de Ve Bastien. non daté. In-24. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 286 pages, plats jaspés, titre sur pièce de titre rouge - page de titre absente, tampons et annotations à l'encre sur quelques pages en début d'ouvrage, ex libris André Brendel, petit accro en coin en tête de la dernière page.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
1993ref. RO30094615EDITIONS LA PUISSANCE PAR L'INITIATION. 1993. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 67 pages. Nombreux dessins en noir et blanc hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
ref. R260139657EDITIONS DE L'AIGLE. NON DATE. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 133 pages. Une illustration en noir et blanc hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
1930ref. R320121704Imp. La Semeuse. 1930. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, 2ème plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. Paginé de 3 à 416 - manque les deux premières pages, la page de titre, le 1er plat - mouillures sur le 2ème plat - quelques dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
1982ref. RO30341196Berg international/L'ile verte. 1982. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos plié, Papier jauni. 254 pages. Quelques rousseurs. Couverture contrepliée.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
1992ref. RO20046491LACOUR. 1992. In-12. Broché. Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Fascicule de 30 pages. Plats illustrés en noir et blanc.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
1992ref. RO20172473LACOUR. 1992. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 30 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 133.4-Magie, sorcellerie, démonologie
