Sharing with the Gods: Aparchai and Dekatai in Ancient Greece

by Theodora Suk Fong Jim

Sharing with the Gods examines one of the most ubiquitous yet little studied aspects of ancient Greek religion, the offering of so-called "first-fruits" (aparchai) and "tithes" (dekatai), from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic. While most existing studies of Greek religion tend to focus on ritual performance, this volume investigates questions of religious belief and mentality: why the Greeks presented these gifts to the gods, and what their behaviour...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198706820
• ISBN13: 9780198706823
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 9.1"