Oxford Readings in Greek Religion

Book Overview

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 of gender differences in the practice and perception of religion; conceptual problems raised by the very notion of "religion." This volume gathers together challenging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198721900
• ISBN13: 9780198721901
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"