Greek Gods Abroad

Names, Natures, and Transformations

AvRobert Parker

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Del 72 i serien Sather Classical Lectures

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Beskrivning

From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century b.c., gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, with the resulting religious systems a variable blend of Greek and indigenous elements. Greek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Robert Parker shows how Greek conventions for naming gods were extended and adapted and provides bold new insights into religious and psychological values across the Mediterranean. The result is a rich portrait of ancient polytheism as it was practiced over 600 years of history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-05-23
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:508 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sather Classical Lectures
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520293946

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Robert Parker is Wykeham Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion, Athenian Religion: A History, Polytheism and Society in Athens, and On Greek Religion.

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". . . offers a wide-ranging discussion of the processes by which the Greeks identified their gods with those of other people."

Innehållsförteckning

Preface1. Names and Epithets2. Interpretatio3. Gods of Many Nations and Their Naming in Greek: Non-Greek Naming Traditions4. Supreme, Ancestral, and Personal Gods5. Ad Maiorem Deorum Gloriam: The Growth of Praise Epithets6. Delos: Where God Meets GodConclusionAppendix A. Postclassical Use of the Epithet O?ρ?νιοςAppendix B. Translated Theophoric NamesAppendix C. Interpretatio in IndiaAppendix D. Some Non-Greek Theonyms in AnatoliaAppendix E. Thasian HeraklesAppendix F. Some Epithets in Bilingual TextsAppendix G. Divine and Human Names JuxtaposedAppendix H. Exported Gods: Th e Cults of Hellenistic ColoniesBibliographyIndex