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Oxford Readings in Greek Religion

by Richard Buxton

Other authors: Jan N. Bremmer (Contributor), Walter Burkert (Contributor), Susan Guettel Cole (Contributor), W.R. Connor (Contributor), Robert L. Fowler (Contributor)7 more, Robin Osborne (Contributor), C. Robert Phillips (Contributor), Ulrich Sinn (Contributor), Anthony Snodgrass (Contributor), Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood (Contributor), Folkert Van Straten (Contributor), Jean-Pierre Vernant (Contributor)

Series: Oxford Readings in Classical Studies

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The study of ancient Greek religion has been excitingly renewed in the last thirty years. Key areas of interest have been: the relationship between religion and politics; new and unexpected perspectives opened up by archaeological finds; the symbiosis between myth and ritual; the role ofgender differences in the practice and perception of religion; conceptual problems raised by the very notion of 'religion'. This volume gathers together challenging papers by many of the most innovative participants in this renewal. Almost all the articles have been revised by their authors and/orprovided with Addenda, to take account of the most recent scholarship. One article has been translated specifically for this collection; another is for the first time provided with illustrations. No single school or style of approach is privileged: the aim is to illustrate a range of possiblemethods which may be adopted in the investigation of this endlessly fascinating material.… (more)
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Burkert, WalterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cole, Susan GuettelContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Connor, W.R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fowler, Robert L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Osborne, RobinContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Phillips, C. RobertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sinn, UlrichContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Snodgrass, AnthonyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sourvinou-Inwood, ChristianeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Van Straten, FolkertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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The study of ancient Greek religion has been excitingly renewed in the last thirty years. Key areas of interest have been: the relationship between religion and politics; new and unexpected perspectives opened up by archaeological finds; the symbiosis between myth and ritual; the role ofgender differences in the practice and perception of religion; conceptual problems raised by the very notion of 'religion'. This volume gathers together challenging papers by many of the most innovative participants in this renewal. Almost all the articles have been revised by their authors and/orprovided with Addenda, to take account of the most recent scholarship. One article has been translated specifically for this collection; another is for the first time provided with illustrations. No single school or style of approach is privileged: the aim is to illustrate a range of possiblemethods which may be adopted in the investigation of this endlessly fascinating material.

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