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1954Minor shelfwear to boards. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. ; Contents: Previous Work on the Hymn-Cycles; The subject-matter of the Hymn-Cycles; The Goal of the Departed Spirit and the Identity of the Saviour; The Manuscripts; The Reconstruction of the Text; Some Remarks on Authorship and Style; Versification; The Texts: List of Fragments; Huwidagman; Angad Rosnan; The Unidentified Fragments; Additional Note on the Manuscripts. ; London Oriental Series Volume 3; 199 pages; Includes 4 photographic plates of the manuscripts at end.
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
1894Light discoloration to spine. Mild shelfwear. Gift inscription with Greek text in black ink to ffep: "J. B. Stoughton Holborn from J. Godfrey Luard. Pau. [? ] January, 1908" pencil name of scholar to ffep (E. Kerr Borthwick). Light foxing to endpages ; Scarce First edition. ; 145 pages
2009Minor shelfwear. Slight spine slant. ; A General analysis of the nature of myth is followed by a splendid account of the Greek myths. ; Barnes & Noble Rediscovers; 9.0 X 6.2 X 1.1 inches; 276 pages
1961Wraps are a bit browned. Scholar's name to ffep (de Montmollin). Institution stamp to ffep (Dept. Of Classics- University of Toronto). Light edgewear to wraps. Lower corner of first few pages creased. ; 738 pages; The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral, ethical, and spiritual values.
1955Scholar's name to ffep (E Badian) . Pages uncut. Front wraps have Creasing to top corner along with a first pages. Wraps have edgewear with chipping and small tears. Spine is slightly browned. ; American Academy in Rome: Papers & Monographs XVI; 186 pages
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.
1983Foxing to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). DJ spine a bit sunned. ; 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
19931 tiny stain to textblock. Else fine. ; This is the first survey of religious beliefs in the British Isles from the Old Stone Age to the coming of Christianity, one of the least familiar periods in Britain's history. Ronald Hutton draws upon a wealth of new data, much of it archaeological, that has transformed interpretation over the past decade. Giving more or less equal weight to all periods, from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages, he examines a fascinating range of evidence for Celtic and Romano-British paganism, from burial sites, cairns, megaliths and causeways, to carvings, figurines, jewellery, weapons, votive objects, literary texts and folklore. ; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 422 pages
2006Very light shelfwear. ; 11.8 X 8.1 X 0.6 inches; 176 pages
2011Laura Slatkin's influential and widely admired book, here published in a second edition together with six additional essays, explores the superficially minor role of Thetis in the Iliad. Highly charged allusions reverberate through the narrative and establish a constellation of themes that link the poem to other traditions. Slatkin uncovers alternative traditions about the power of Thetis and shows how an awareness of those myths brings a far greater understanding of Thetis's place in the thematic structure of the Iliad. The six additional essays included in this volume--some of them classics, some never before published--cover a broad range of topics in the study of the Greek Epic: the workings of genre in Hesiod and Homer; the poetics of exchange; and the nature of enmity and friendship. The volume also includes a study of the Hesiodic Catalog of Women and reflections on particular heroes, such as Diomedes and Odysseus. ; Hellenic Studies 16; 238 pages
1960A complete portrait of the complexity of life in Ancient Egypt,. Tombs and temples; towns, pyramids, and hieroglyphics; philosophy; festivals and ritual is fully discussed and evaluated. ; Evergreen Profile Book 12; 192 pages
1972Light chipping to spine ends. Pages unopened. Minor shelfwear. ; Comprehensive study of Priesthood and priests during the Roman Republic along with list of known priests. ; Collection Latomus; 225 pages
1972Pages unopened. Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Comprehensive study of Priesthood and priests during the Roman Republic along with list of known priests. ; Collection Latomus Volume 127; 225 pages
1972Pages unopened. Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Comprehensive study of Priesthood and priests during the Roman Republic along with list of known priests. ; Collection Latomus Volume 127; 225 pages
1972Pages unopened. Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Comprehensive study of Priesthood and priests during the Roman Republic along with list of known priests. ; Collection Latomus Volume 127; 225 pages
1905Spotty discoloration to front and back cover. Former owner Helen M. Lamb signature on front title page in pencil. Light foxing to back prelim. ; Religions Ancient and Modern; 66 pages
1906Very Good English In modern aesthetic bound. 12mo. (17 x 12 cm). In English. Ex-library stamp. 124, [2] p. The religion of Babylonia and Assyria.
1978Stamp from ffep has been rubbed off leaving ghost image else Fine. ; Of the oriental religions that swept across the Roman empire as forerunners of Christianity, the cult of Iuppiter Dolichenus was, together with Mithraism, the most successful in the Roman army. It may thus reveal something of the spirit of an army that was as multinational and multicultural as it was loyal, disciplined and efficient. The hope of gaining spirit of such an army and the spell of a powerful, mysterious religion prompted this study. ; Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans L'Empire Romain; 103 pages
1978Of the oriental religions that swept across the Roman empire as forerunners of Christianity, the cult of Iuppiter Dolichenus was, together with Mithraism, the most successful in the Roman army. It may thus reveal something of the spirit of an army that was as multinational and multicultural as it was loyal, disciplined and efficient. The hope of gaining spirit of such an army and the spell of a powerful, mysterious religion prompted this study. ; Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans L'Empire Romain; 103 pages
2010Very light shelfwear to DJ else Fine. ; 270 pages; This book examines the connection between political and religious power in the pagan Roman Empire through a study of senatorial religion. Presenting a new collection of historical, epigraphic, prosopographic and material evidence, it argues that as Augustus turned to religion to legitimize his powers, senators in turn also came to negotiate their own power, as well as that of the emperor, partly in religious terms. In Rome, the body of the senate and priesthoods helped to maintain the religious power of the senate; across the Empire senators defined their magisterial powers by following the model of emperors and by relying on the piety of sacrifice and benefactions. The ongoing participation and innovations of senators confirm the deep ability of imperial religion to engage the normative, symbolic and imaginative aspects of religious life among senators.
2010Very light shelfwear to DJ else Fine. ; 270 pages; This book examines the connection between political and religious power in the pagan Roman Empire through a study of senatorial religion. Presenting a new collection of historical, epigraphic, prosopographic and material evidence, it argues that as Augustus turned to religion to legitimize his powers, senators in turn also came to negotiate their own power, as well as that of the emperor, partly in religious terms. In Rome, the body of the senate and priesthoods helped to maintain the religious power of the senate; across the Empire senators defined their magisterial powers by following the model of emperors and by relying on the piety of sacrifice and benefactions. The ongoing participation and innovations of senators confirm the deep ability of imperial religion to engage the normative, symbolic and imaginative aspects of religious life among senators.
2010Bumping to top of spine. DJ has some minor edgewear with some creasing along edges. ; 270 pages; This book examines the connection between political and religious power in the pagan Roman Empire through a study of senatorial religion. Presenting a new collection of historical, epigraphic, prosopographic and material evidence, it argues that as Augustus turned to religion to legitimize his powers, senators in turn also came to negotiate their own power, as well as that of the emperor, partly in religious terms. In Rome, the body of the senate and priesthoods helped to maintain the religious power of the senate; across the Empire senators defined their magisterial powers by following the model of emperors and by relying on the piety of sacrifice and benefactions. The ongoing participation and innovations of senators confirm the deep ability of imperial religion to engage the normative, symbolic and imaginative aspects of religious life among senators.
2007Very light shelfwear. ; 350 pages; The gods were the true heroes of Rome. In this major new contribution to our understanding of ancient history, Jörg Rüpke guides the reader through the fascinating world of Roman religion, describing its unique characteristics and bringing its peculiarities into stark relief. Rüpke gives a thorough and engaging account of the multiplicity of cults worshipped by peasant and aristocrat alike, the many varied rites and rituals daily observed, and the sacrifices and offerings regularly brought to these immortals by the population of Ancient Rome and its imperial colonies.