The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion

Book Overview

Drawn from the acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion offers a fully rounded guide to all aspects of religious life and thought in ancient Greece and Rome. Highly authoritative, this new book covers not only Greek mythologies and Roman festivals, but also devotes attention to topics such as Greek and Roman religious places, monuments, authors and texts, religious organization, imagery, divination,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192802887
• ISBN13: 9780192802880
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 599 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Exelent for the novise. Very recomendeble

Useful Reference, Fascinating Read

No doubt this book was intended as a reference work and will be used as such by those who purchase it, for the most part. But, being the rather rum fellow that I am, I read the book from cover to cover and must report that it makes a dashed good read, at least for the peculiar bunch who, like myself, enjoy reading through such compilations. Just one fascinating example: I should never have known, had I not read through the work, that, according to ancient folklore, "A man who sees them becomes possessed by nymphs. They punish unresponsive lovers...." or that "Around 400 BC inscriptions mention Archedemus from Thera....who withdrew to a cave to devote himself to a monklike worship of the Nymphs." Clearly, entries like these prove rich ground for pondering male/female relations. And this is just one example! The perfect book for the Classicist near you....or perhaps yourself.