Oxford readings in Greek religion / edited by Richard Buxton.

Contributor(s):

Buxton, R. G. A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford readings in classical studiesPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Description: ix, 372 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

0198721919

Other title:

Greek religion

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

292.08

Contents:

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Title notes ( 2 )

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	292.08 OXF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	19/05/2023	00000005798

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-372).

I. Religion in society: What is polis religion? / Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood. Further aspects of polis religion / Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood. Tribes, festivals, and processions: civic ceremonial and political manipulation in archaic Greece / W.R. Connor. Greek states and Greek oracles / Robert Parker. From Oedipus to Periander: lameness, tyranny, incest in legend and history / J.-P. Vernant -- II. Archaeology of the sacred: Demeter in the ancient Greek city and its countryside / Susan Guettel Cole. Greek sanctuaries as places of refuge / Ulrich Sinn. The archaeology of the hero / Anthony Snodgrass. Votives and votaries in Greek sanctuaries / Folkert Van Straten -- III. Myths and rituals: Jason, Hypsipyle, and new fire at Lemnos: a study in myth and ritual / Walter Burkert. The Locrian maidens / Fritz Graf. Scapegoat rituals in ancient Greece / Jan N. Bremmer. Women and sacrifice in classical Greece / Robin Osborne -- IV. Boundary disputes: Greek magic, Greek religion / Robert L. Fowler. Misconceptualizing classical mythology / C. Robert Phillips.