Toynbee, J. M. C.MareMagnum
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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
1922This book has some age wear and browning but generally it is in pretty good condition. Foxing to prelims. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Former owner's bookplate on inner cover. Inside hinge is cracked exposing webbing underneath. Light pencil notes to inner covers-- Text unaffected. ; Examines one of the most colorful historical epochs- between the republican period and the fall of Roman paganism. This was an era when religions, mysteries, and superstition fought, one with the other, for the true answer to the questions of life and after life. ; Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Lectures
1911Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Light foxing. Corners bumped. Edgewear along bottom edge; Published by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt and Bernard Quaritch. Contents: Egyptian Festivals and Nile Shrines; Heliacal rising of Sirius; Application of the Kalendar to History; Length of egyptian History; Nomes of Egypt; Island of Besa; The Roman Coinage of Alexandria; Roman Glazing Kilns; Linen of the Third Dynasty; An egyptian Hippocampus; Figure-Vases in Egypt. ; British School of Archaeology in Egypt Studies. Vol. II; Folio 13" - 23" tall
2006New in plastic wrapping; Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 157; 9 x 2.5 x 5 Inches; 447 pages; This study deals essentially with the knowledge of the Palestinian Rabbis concerning paganism in the days of Mishna and Talmud. The Late Professor Saul Lieberman wrote that "Many isolated items on idolatry and idol worshippers are scattered all over rabbinic literature. It would require a large volume to treat this topic". This valuable and exhaustive study proves methodically that the Rabbis had deeper knowledge about Syrian, Arabian, Anatolian and Graeco-Roman Pagan cults than is commonly believed. Clear, accessible and displaying considerable scholarship this work will undoubtedly provide an important challenge to both historians, archaeologists, and scholars of Rabbinic texts. Cette étude traite essentiellement du niveau de connaissances des Rabbins de Judée et de Galilée concernant les cultes païens dans le sens le plus large du terme. Le Professeur Saul Lieberman affirmait : "Many isolated items on idolatry and idol worshippers are scattered all over rabbinic literature. It would require a large volume to treat this topic" Ce travail exhaustif, à travers l’ensemble du corpus talmudique et au regard de la réalité historique propre à la Palestine romaine, montre méthodiquement que les connaissances des Sages, tant sur les divinités du paganisme que sur des rites syriens, arabes, anatoliens voire gréco-romains, étaient bien plus vastes et approfondies, que ce qu’il est communément admis aujourd’hui par la recherche historique. De part sa clareté et son accessibilité, ce livre intéressera aussi bien les historiens du peuple juif, que ceux des religions antiques. Les archéologues, les historiens du Levant à l’époque romaine, ainsi que les spécialistes de la littérature talmudique y trouveront également un vif intérêt en vertu de son aspect extrêmement novateur.
1969Book has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Discusses the 3rd Century Crisis to the Fifth Century (including the foundation of the Byzantine Empire). ; Berkshire studies in history; 148 pages
1983Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. There is no other damage to the book. ; Looks at Vedic and Buddhist rituals. ; Numen Book Series XLV; 208 pages
1931Light pencil underlining on a few pages. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Corners bumped. Head of spine is slightly frayed. Gilt lettering on spine is faded. Still a solid copy. ; "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. "; Philological Monographs of the American Philological Association, No. 1; 296 pages
1965Dustjacket has small nicks and tears-- chipping along edges. Former owner has corrected the DJ blurb in marker in three spots. Text is free of writing. Book has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Translated by Douglas Garman. Looks at the history of divination in Greek Society and politics includes a history of the Oracle at Delphi. ; 92 pages
1972Book has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Reprint of 1911. Chapters Include: Rome and the Etruscans; Rome and Greece: The Religion Of Superstition And The Decline Of Faith; Religion Of The Early Empire; Constantine And Christianity; Julian called the Apostate: Twilight of the Gods; Augustine And The City Of God; Benedict And The Ostrogoths; Gregory And The Lombards: The Preparation For The Holy Roman Empire. ; 270 pages
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.
2006Unwrapped in plastic. ; Culture and History of the Ancient Near East; 11.25 x 1 x 8.5 Inches; 438 pages; This volume explores the Iron Age Phrygian rock-cut monuments in Anatolia and defines their role in religion. Among other features this book questions the traditional view of the Mother goddess Kybele being the only Phrygian deity. A detailed analysis based on the monuments provides new interpretations and aspects of Phrygian religion: the Mother goddess was not alone, but rather accompanied by a Superior male god. For the first time all known Phrygian rock-cut monuments are brought together in the useful corpus with plenty of illustrations. It is a unique and significant contribution to the study of Phrygian religion and spatial conceptualization and is useful both for those interested in Anatolian culture and archaeology but also in fields such as classical religion and archaeology.
1994Hermeneutics, Studies in the History of Religions; 0.75 x 9 x 6 Inches; 207 pages; Analyses the two classic narratives and how they mystify the social, cultural and existential dangers of failed persuastion...
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.
1931Very minor shelfwear. ; Contents: Quintus of Smyrna and Siege of Troy; Weaver's Life in Oxyrhynchus; Some Ancient Analogues of Consideration; Sources of Aristotle's Poetics; History of the Name of the Temple of Castor in the Forum; Sophocles' Place in Greek Tragedy; "No Trespass" in Latin Linguistics; Leonardo Bruni's Translation of Act I of Plutus of Aristophanes; From Monte Gianicolo; Ancient wit and humor; Cliens in the time of Martial; Papyrus 1804 in the Michigan collection; Aniconic worship Among the Early Romans; Epigraphica; age of Roman Sacrificial Victims. ; 1 x 9.25 x 6.25 Inches
1972Book has minor shelfwear. Dustjacket has a few small nicks and tears. Former institution stamp on title-page-- no other markings. ; Society of Biblical Literature, Monograph Series, Vol. 16; 173 pages; Moses' Religious Traits Prior to Jewish - Christian Influence. Dr. Gager focuses upon the positive and negative attitudes toward Moses as lawgiver and upon the central area of conflict between pagan culture and the Jews. In addition to the literary aspects, Dr. Gager examines documents in the area of magic and alchemy in which Moses enjoyed considerable renown.
1936Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Stamp deletions on ffep, back inner cover and title-page with black marker. Rubbing to extremities. Colour loss along spine from previous removed call numbers (there are other call numbers on spine). Text is clean. ; With 192 illustrations of the tomb plans and types. The two maps show the Royal Cemeteries of the Abydos and the Saqqara Cemetery. This book was the first volume in Reisner's planned series on the Giza Necropolis. ; 428 pages
2000Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Light Bumping to bottom of spine. ; Ancient Society and History; 1.68 x 8.76 x 8.78 Inches; 632 pages; Historians who viewed imperial Rome in terms of a conflict between pagans and Christians have often regarded the emperor Constantine's conversion as the triumph of Christianity over paganism. But in Constantine and the Bishops, historian H. A. Drake offers a fresh and more nuanced understanding of Constantine's rule and, especially, of his relations with Christians. Constantine, Drake suggests, was looking not only for a god in whom to believe but also a policy he could adopt. Uncovering the political motivations behind Constantine's policies, Drake shows how those policies were constructed to ensure the stability of the empire and fulfill Constantine's imperial duty in securing the favor of heaven. Despite the emperor's conversion to Christianity, Drake concludes, Rome remained a world filled with gods and with men seeking to depose rivals from power. A book for students and scholars of ancient history and religion, Constantine and the Bishops shows how Christian belief motivated and gave shape to imperial rule.
1998Sandpiper Reprint of 1948 edition. Contents: The Antecedents of the Conversion of Constantine; The Vision of Constantine; The Moving Forces in the Religious Policy of Constantine and its Initial Difficulties; The First Period of Constantine' s Independent Religious Policy from the Battle of the Mulvian Bridge to the Second Period of Tension with Licinius: The Attitude of Constantine to Christianity. The Attitude of Constantine to the Pagans; The Religious Policy of Constantine from the Beginning of the Period of Tension with Licinius to the Dedication of Constantinople; Constantine's Last Contacts and Frictions with Rome Before the Dedication of the New Capital; The Triumph of Intolerance in the Religious Policy of Constantine; The Old Rome and the New. ; 140 pages
1996Shelfwear and rubbing to boards. Soiling to boards. Former owner's name on ffep. Minor discoloration on back board along middle of spine. ; 1 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 400 pages; Inadequately documented, ancient Greek religion can all too easily be reduced to the dry analysis of archaeological remains and so-called `ritual objects'. This authoritative new work attempts to bridge the gap that usually divides Greek religion from Greek history, setting it firmly in the thick of contemporary events and politics. How did people actually worship the gods? Was Socrates's trial a crisis for religion or the state, or both? These are among the key issues addressed in what promises to be the definitive work on the subject for many years to come.
1919Former owner's name and inscription on ffep. Boards have edgewear to extremities. Two Small discolorations on back board. ; A History of England; Vol. 1; 679 pages
1976Minor shelfwear; Reprint of 1932 Edition in German: Inhalt: Das larenproblem in der modernen Forschung; Mater Larum im Ritual der fratres Arvales; Dea Mania Mater Larum; Acca Larenti(n)a; Dea Tacita; Mater Larum, Mond und Geburt; Genita Mana; Register. ; Ancient Religion and Mythology; 0.5 x 8.7 x 5.5 Inches; 103 pages
1894Light discoloration to spine. Mild shelfwear. Foxing to ffeps. Gift inscription on ffep: "L. W. Hudson from M. T. Tatham"-- M. T. Tatham, a classics scholar at the end of the 19th C. ; Scarce First edition. ; 145 pages
1894Light discoloration to spine. Mild edgewear to extremities. Foxing to ffeps. ; Scarce First edition. ; 145 pages
1998Very minor edgewear to top corners of DJ else Fine. ; 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.67 Inches; 207 pages; The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. They enjoyed social, material and financial independence yet they were denied basic constitutional rights. Although Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognized. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions.
1998Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; A large number of Greek religious poems in hexameter were attributed to Orpheus, as they were to similar miracle-man figures like Bakis, Musaeus, Abaris, Aristeas, Epimenides, and the Sybil. Of this vast literature, only two examples survive whole: a set of hymns composed at some point in the 2nd or 3rd century AD, and an Orphic Argonautica composed somewhere between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. Earlier Orphic literature, which may date back as far as the 6th century BC, survives only in papyrus scraps or in quotations by later authors. ; 296 pages; Sandpiper reprint of 1983 Edition.