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1998Dustjacket and book have minor shelfwear. ; Harvard Theological Studies; 1.4 x 8.73 x 5.69 Inches; 443 pages; Pergamon, a center of the Roman imperial cult and one of the "seven churches" of Revelation 2, is referred to as "where Satan's throne is" and "where Satan lives." Now, for the first time, a comprehensive interdisciplinary discussion of this influential city from Hellenistic to Byzantine times have been developed.
2012Faint bump to base of spine. Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Silvanus war einer der populärsten Götter in den Donauprovinzen. Er prägte das religiöse Leben verschiedener sozialer Schichten der Provinzialbevölkerung vor allem in den wichtigsten Städten in diesem Teil des Imperium Romanum. Silvanus unterscheidet sich dabei allerdings radikal von seinem italischen Archetypus. Dies wurde in der Forschung mit dem Phänomen des Synkretismus zwischen dem italischen Gott und einem illyrischen, gallischen sowie dakischen Gott erklärt. In Peripherie-Denken wird für diese Differenz eine neue Erklärung angeboten. Hierbei liegt der analytische Fokus nicht auf dem 'ontologischen' "Warum" der Begründung, sondern auf dem funktionalen "Wie" der Beschreibung: Die Prozesse, die die Transformationen des italischen in den Silvanus der Donauprovinzen strukturieren, stehen im Zentrum der Untersuchung. Ein anderer Schwerpunkt liegt in der Analyse des Beitrages der Religion für die soziale Integration in einer globalen Konstellation. Das Buch stellt nicht nur religiöse Prozesse in einem imperialen Kontext dar, es leistet auch einen Ansatz für eine neue methodologische Herangehensweise an das System Religion. ; Potsdamer Altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge (Pawb) Band 35; 340 pages
2008Underlining and light notes in ink to a few pages. ; Gods And Heroes Of The Ancient World; 7.6 X 5.0 X 0.5 inches; 224 pages
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.
1980Scholar's name to ffep with his underlining and marginalia in red and black pen. Small stains to back wrap. No other defects. ; Studies in Greek and Roman Religion, Vol 1; 264 pages; Collection of Wagenvoort's papers in an English translation.
1997Explores the religious motivations for pilgrimage and reveals the main preoccupations of worshippers in Ancient Greece. Dillon examines the main sanctuaries of Delphi, Epidauros and Olympia, as well as the lesser known oracle of Didyma in Asia Minor and the festivals at the Isthmus of Corinth. He discusses the modes of travel to the sites, means of communication between pilgrims and the religious and ritual practices at the sanctuaries themselves. A unique insight into pilgrimage in ancient Greece is presented, focusing on the diverse aspects of pilgrimage; the role of women and children, the religious festivals of different ethnic groups and the colorful celebrations including music, athletics and equestrian events; 308 pages
1994Very light shelfwear. Faint bump to middle of front board. DJ has edgewear to top of spine. ; 288 pages; Cult activity played an extremely important role in ancient Greece--to the point, historians believe, that the placing of cult centers played a major part in establishing the whole concept of the city-state in archaic Greece. The essays in this collection critically examine the social and political importance of sanctuary placement, extending the analysis back to Mycenean Greece and on to Greece under Roman occupation. Revealing the complexity of relations between religion and politics in ancient Greece, these essays show how important tradition, gender relations, and cult identity were in creating and maintaining the religious mapping of the ancient Greek countryside.
1973Very light shelfwear to book. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. DJ spine sunned. DJ is price-clipped. ; More perhaps than any other single writer, Plutarch has been responsible for transmitting to Europe the central historical and moral traditions of classical antiquity. His books have been a formative influence in western civilisation; they retain a direct appeal to which it is easy to respond. Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. 46- 127) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. Born in the small town of Chaeronea, in the Greek region known as Boeotia, probably during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius, Plutarch travelled widely in the Mediterranean world, including twice to Rome. Due to his parents' wealth, after 67, Plutarchus was able to study philosophy, rhetoric, and mathematics at the Academy of Athens. He had a number of influential friends, including Soscius Senecio and Fundanus, both important Senators, to whom some of his later writings were dedicated. He lived most of his life at Chaeronea, and was initiated into the mysteries of the Greek god Apollo. However, his duties as the senior of the two priests of Apollo at the Oracle of Delphi (where he was responsible for interpreting the auguries of the Pythia or priestess/oracle) apparently occupied little of his time - he led an active social and civic life and produced an incredible body of writing, much of which is still extant. ; Classical Life and Letters; 183 pages
1867Top portion of spine cover has torn off and is missing (7 cm). Some foxing to endpapers. Former owner's name in red pencil to ffep. ; 171 pages
1987Reprint in one volume of the 1911, 1913 & 1920 titles. ; Greek & Roman Philosophy Volume 30
1997Text in Greek; editorial matter in Latin. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; 124 pages
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
1976Pages tanned. Browning to spine. Minor bump to top of spine. Small tear to base of spine (1/2 cm). ; Includes Greek Text, Italian translation, introduction and commentary. ; Testi E Documenti Per Lo Studio Dell'antichità LII; 141 pages
1972Faint tanning to pages. Light crease to edge of rear wrap. ; Etudes Et Commentaires LXXVIII; 205 pages
1863rif. Q119067Paris, Vrayet de Surcy 1863 lxvi + 437pp., 25cm., reliure cart. (plats marbrés, dos en toile), cachet, quelques rousseurs occasionnelles, cfr. Caillet 7599, Q119067
1863rif. Q119068Paris, Vrayet de Surcy 1863 xii + 503pp., 25cm., reliure cart. (plats marbrés, dos en toile), cachet, quelques rousseurs occasionnelles, cfr. Caillet 7599, [relié avec: DE MIRVILLE J.E., Question des esprits, ses progrès dans la science. Examen de faits nouveaux et de publications importantes sur les tables, les esprits et le surnaturel (Paris, Delaroque, 1855, xx + 224pp.)], poids: 1.2 kg., Q119068
1923Former owner's name on ffep. Very light foxing to textblock. Very light shelfwear. ; 3 main sections: Poine in Homer; Poine from Homer to Dracon; Poine in Attic Tragedy. ; 427 pages
2007Very faint shelfwear to rear wrap. ; This book is the first attempt that has ever been made to give a comprehensive account of the religious life of ancient Athens. The city's many festivals are discussed in detail, with attention to recent anthropological theory; so too, for instance, are the cults of households and of smaller groups, the role of religious practice and argumentation in public life, the authority of priests, the activities of religious professionals such as seers and priestesses, magic, the place of theatrical representations of the gods within public attitudes to the divine. A long final section considers the sphere of activity of the various gods, and takes Athens as a uniquely detailed test case for the structuralist approach to polytheism. The work is a synchronic, thematically organized complement (though designed to be read independently) to the same author's Athenian Religion: A History (OUP, 1996). ; 576 pages
1929rif. 85493Librairie Bloud & Gay, coll. « Bibliothèque Catholique des Sciences Religieuses » 1929 In-12. Broché, couverture imprimée, 200 pp.
1996Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). ; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes XXXVIII, 61; 195 pages
1872rif. GITc712Paris Firmin Didot 1872. Grand in-8 492pp. Demi chagrin tabac, dos à nerfs, tête dorée, non rogné, reliure de l'époque. Orné de 95 gravures dessinées par Racinet, Bénard etc dont 16 hors texte.
1856Book has been rebound in quarter leather boards with decorative brown and beige boards. Boards are rubbed with edgewear to corners. Light edgewear to spine ends. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers to spine. Foxing to endpapers. Internally VG. ; Zweite, mit sechs abhandlungen vermehrte auflage. ; 507 pages
1875Book has been rebound in quarter leather boards with grey boards. Boards are rubbed with edgewear to corners. Spine cover torn along sides and almost detached. Names of previous owners to endpapers in ink. A few ink notes. Marbled endpapers. Pages tanned. ; Zweite, mit sechs abhandlungen vermehrte auflage. ; 507 pages
2007Some light creasing to DJ. ; In this sumptuously illustrated book, Joan Breton Connelly gives us the first comprehensive cultural history of priestesses in the ancient Greek world. Connelly presents the fullest and most vivid picture yet of how priestesses lived and worked, from the most famous and sacred of them--the Delphic Oracle and the priestess of Athena Polias--to basket bearers and handmaidens. Along the way, she challenges long-held beliefs to show that priestesses played far more significant public roles in ancient Greece than previously acknowledged. Connelly builds this history through a pioneering examination of archaeological evidence in the broader context of literary sources, inscriptions, sculpture, and vase painting. Ranging from southern Italy to Asia Minor, and from the late Bronze Age to the fifth century A. D. , she brings the priestesses to life--their social origins, how they progressed through many sacred roles on the path to priesthood, and even how they dressed. She sheds light on the rituals they performed, the political power they wielded, their systems of patronage and compensation, and how they were honored, including in death. Connelly shows that understanding the complexity of priestesses' lives requires us to look past the simple lines we draw today between public and private, sacred and secular. The remarkable picture that emerges reveals that women in religious office were not as secluded and marginalized as we have thought--that religious office was one arena in ancient Greece where women enjoyed privileges and authority comparable to that of men. Connelly concludes by examining women's roles in early Christianity, taking on the larger issue of the exclusion of women from the Christian priesthood. This paperback edition includes additional maps and a glossary for student use.; 10.1 X 7.4 X 1.3 inches; 415 pages
2014Very light shelfwear to book and DJ. Book has 1 minor bumped corner. ; 11.2 X 8.7 X 0.9 inches; 200 pages