1975Light Fading to letters on spine. Top corner is lightly bumped. ; Genius, appears in major Latin and vernacular works of the late Middle Ages. Originally a spirit or god that survived in Roman religion for at least seven centuries, its history and significance - religious, philosophical, and literary - have not previously been examined in detail; 0.79 x 9.23 x 6.23 Inches; 201 pages

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Garland, RobertMareMagnum

INTRODUCING NEW GODS The Politics of Athenian Religion

1992Faint foxing to textblock. Boards a bit rubbed. 1 corner lightly bumped. ; The religious imagination of the Greeks, Robert Garland observes, was populated by divine beings whose goodwill could not be counted upon, and worshipers faced a heavy burden of choice among innumerable deities to whom they might offer their devotion. These deities—and Athenian polytheism itself—remained in constant flux as cults successively came into favor and waned. Examining the means through which the Athenians established and marketed cults, this handsomely illustrated book is the first to illuminate the full range of motives—political and economic, as well as spiritual—that prompted them to introduce new gods. ; 234 pages

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Garland, RobertMareMagnum

INTRODUCING NEW GODS The Politics of Athenian Religion

1992Scholar's name to ffep (Jenifer Neils). DJ spine is sunned. Minor shelfwear to DJ. ; The religious imagination of the Greeks, Robert Garland observes, was populated by divine beings whose goodwill could not be counted upon, and worshipers faced a heavy burden of choice among innumerable deities to whom they might offer their devotion. These deities—and Athenian polytheism itself—remained in constant flux as cults successively came into favor and waned. Examining the means through which the Athenians established and marketed cults, this handsomely illustrated book is the first to illuminate the full range of motives—political and economic, as well as spiritual—that prompted them to introduce new gods. ; 234 pages

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Larson, Jennifer L.MareMagnum

GREEK HEROINE CULTS

1995light shelfwear. ; Wisconsin Studies in Classics; 192 pages; This is the first book to show that the worship of heroines, as well as of gods and heroes, was widespread in the Greek world from the eighth through the fourth centuries B. C. Drawing upon textual, archaeological, and iconographic evidence as diverse as ancient travel writing, ritual calendars, votive reliefs, and Euripidean drama, Jennifer Larson demonstrates the pervasiveness of heroine cults at every level of Athenian society. Larson reveals that a broad range of heroic cults existed throughout the Greek world, encompassing not only individuals but couples (Pelops and Hippodameia, Alexandra and Agamemnon, Helen and Menelaos) and families such as those of Asklepios and the Dioskouroi. She shows how heroic cults reinforced the Greeks' gender expectations for both women and men through ritual status, iconography, and narrative motifs. Finally, Larson looks at the intersection of heroine cults with specific topics such as myths of maiden sacrifice, the Amazons, the role of the goddess Artemis, and folk beliefs about female "ghosts."

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Lezzi-Hafter, Adrienne & Christian Zindel (Hrsg. )MareMagnum

DIONYSOS Mythes Et Mysteres - Vases De Spina / Mythos Und Mysterien - Vasen Aus Spina

1991Very faint yellowing to upper edges of some pages. Faint edgewear to 1 corner. ; 82 pages

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Lindsay, JackMareMagnum

THE CLASHING ROCKS A Study of Early Greek Religion and Culture and the Origins of Drama

1965Spine is lightly faded. Former owner's signature on inner cover. ; 517 pages; Main theme of this book is an inquiry into the nature of the cultural and religious conflicts in the dark age of ancient Greece, out of which the historically known society emerged. Tackles a problem of immense importance to anthropology and literature: the origins of Greek drama.

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Lindsay, JackMareMagnum

THE CLASHING ROCKS A Study of Early Greek Religion and Culture and the Origins of Drama

1965Light fading to section of back board. DJ has edgewear and chipping. 3 cm tear to top of back panel of DJ. ; 517 pages; Main theme of this book is an inquiry into the nature of the cultural and religious conflicts in the dark age of ancient Greece, out of which the historically known society emerged. Tackles a problem of immense importance to anthropology and literature: the origins of Greek drama.

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Luterbacher, FranzMareMagnum

DER PRODIGIENGLAUBE UND PRODIGIENSTIL DER RÖMER Eine Historisch-Philologische Abhandlung. Sonderausgabe

1967Scholars' bookplate to inner cover else Fine. ; Unveränderter reprografischer Nachdruck der 2., neu bearbeiteten Auflage, Burgdorf 1904.; Libelli ; Bd. CXC; 69 pages; This Book Is In German.

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Obbink, H. W.MareMagnum

CYBELE, ISIS, MITHRAS Oosterse Godsdiensten in Het Romeinse Rijk

1965Light rubbing and edgwear to wraps. Spine sunned. Minor shelfwear. ; Volksuniversiteits Bibliotheek; 138 pages

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Plutarch (Plutarco) ; Giuseppe LozzaMareMagnum

PLUTARCO: DE SUPERSTITIONE Introduzione, Testo, Traduzione, Commento a Cura Di Giuseppe Lozza

1981Scholars' bookplate to inner cover. Light browning to endpapers. Light creasing to top corner of front wrap and first few pages. Very light browning to spine. ; Includes Greek Text, Italian translation, introduction and commentary. ; Testi E Documenti Per Lo Studio Dell'antichità LXVIII; 171 pages

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Taylor, Lily RossMareMagnum

THE DIVINITY OF THE ROMAN EMPEROR

1975Minor shelfwear. Former owner's name to ffep deleted with black marker. Very Faint staining to boards. ; Unchanged Reprint of 1931 Edition. Establishes the context of worship in the Roman state cult, Taylor brings her readers back a couple of centuries prior, to Alexander's time and other Hellenistic rulers. Then she guides the reader through Rome's Republic, Julius Caesar's attempts to make for himself a divine monarchy, his death and apotheosis. And logically the account follows Caesar's son, Augustus (the divi filius) and the founding of the imperial cult in Rome and throughout the empire. Taylor closes her work with Augustus' deification. ; Arno Press Collection. ; 296 pages

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Toynbee, J. M. C.MareMagnum

DEATH AND BURIAL IN THE ROMAN WORLD

1971DJ is price-clipped. Dustjacket has wear to corners. Front inner hinge is cracked exposing webbing. Book is still solid. ; Describes burial customs and attitudes toward death in the ancient Roman world-- pagan, Jewish and Christian. First deals with burial rites and tombs among the Etruscan antecedents of the Romans, then gives an account of beliefs in the Roman era of life beyond the grave and the problems of the widespread change from cremation to inhumation. Chapters on practices, cemeteries, tombs, funerary gardens, gravestones, and tomb furniture. ; Aspects of Greek and Roman life; 336 pages

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Turcan, RobertMareMagnum

SÉNÈQUE ET LES RELIGIONS ORIENTALES

1967Pages unopened. Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Collection Latomus Volume XCI; 70 pages

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Tyler, W. S.MareMagnum

THE THEOLOGY OF THE GREEK POETS

1884Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Former owner's name on ffep. Fraying to spine ends. Edgewear to extremities. ; Looks at the theology that may be present in the writings of Homer, Aeschylus and Sophocles. ; 365 pages; 1870. Natural theology may be contemplated from two different points of view, and so may be seen in two different aspects. We may look at in from the stand point of our own observation and reason in the light of Christianity; or we may consider it as it has been developed in the literature and history of heathen nations, and as it appeared in the eyes of those who were destitute of the Christian revelation. This volume is intended as a humble contribution to natural theology in both these forms.

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Vermeule, Emily TownsendMareMagnum

GÖTTERKULT

1979Light soiling. ; Band III, Kapitel V. Contents: Einfuhrung; Minoische Einflusse in der spathelladischen religiosen Tradition; Der mykenische Kult nach den archaologischen Zeugnissen; Der mykenische Kult nach den Linear B-- Dokumenten; Das Dunkle Zeitalter, eine Ubergangsphase; Der Götterkult bei Homer; Kultdenkmaler des homerischen Zeitalters; Zusammenfassrung; Literatur ; Archaeologia Homerica; 205 pages

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Warden, JohnMareMagnum

ORPHEUS The Metamorphoses of a Myth

1985Minor wear; 238 pages; The Myth of Orpheus, shaman and teacher, musician and lover, is the subject of this study. Contents: Orpheus of Virgil and Ovid: flebile nescio quid. W. S. Anderson; Songs of Orpheus and the New song of Christ (Eleanor Irwin) ; Sparagmos: Orpheus among the Chrisitians (Patricia Vicari) ; Orpheus and Ficino (Warden) ; Myth of Orpheus in Italian Renaissance Art, 1400-1600 (Scavizzi) ; Orfeo and Euridice, the first two operas (Timothy J. McGee) ; Orpheus and the Devil in Calderon's El Divino Orfeo c. 1634 (Pedro Leon) ; Triumph of Art, of Death: Orpheus in Spenser and Milton (Vicari).

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Whittaker, ThomasMareMagnum

APOLLONIUS OF TYANA AND OTHER ESSAYS

1906Nicely rebound in black cloth, gilt spine. Smudge in lower margin of first few pages, light stain on title and errata page and in lower margin of last few pages, else a very nice copy. Pages lightly tanned. ; 211pp. ; 211 pages

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Wlosok, Antonie (Hrsg. )MareMagnum

RÖMISCHER KAISERKULT

1978Minor spotting to endpapers and on a couple of pages. Light bumping to top of spine. Foxing to spine. ; Wege Der Forschung 372 (CCCLXXII) ; 556 pages

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AnonymeLivre Rare Book

Le nu païen

Best.-Nr. nu486Librairie d'art technique Academia Relié In-12 (10,5 x 15 cm.), relié demi-basane vert, 128 pages, titre doré au dos, tranches tachetées de rose, ouvrage documentaire illustré de 30 études de nu photographique noir et blanc en frontispice et dans le texte, sans date ; coiffes et mors très légèrement marqués, coins frottés, menus incidents aux plats, intérieur frais, bel état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.

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Grossman, Janet BurnettMareMagnum

GREEK FUNERARY SCULPTURE Catalogue of the Collections At the Getty Villa

2001Light bumping to base of spine. Minor shelfwear to DJ. ; Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum; 12.4 X 9.2 X 0.8 inches; 182 pages

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AUGE MarcLivre Rare Book

Génie du paganisme

1982Best.-Nr. SHHHSSS300725Paris, Editions Gallimard, "Bibliothèque des sciences humaines", 1982, 14 x 22,5, 336 pages cousues sous couverture souple imprimée.

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BERMEJO Ignacio JericoMareMagnum

Domingo Banez : Teologia de la infidelidad en paganos y herejes (1584)

2000486pp., 22cm., softcover, text in Spanish, in the series "Pensamiento" vol.5, very good condition, ISBN84-86898-78-1, R101311

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BERMEJO Ignacio JericoLivre Rare Book

Domingo Banez : Teologia de la infidelidad en paganos y herejes (1584)

2000Best.-Nr. R101311Madrid, Revista Agustiniana 2000 486pp., 22cm., softcover, text in Spanish, in the series "Pensamiento" vol.5, very good condition, ISBN84-86898-78-1, R101311