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The cults of the Greek states / by Lewis Richard Farnell.

By:

Farnell, Lewis Richard, 1856-1934 [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge library collectionPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1896-1909.Description: 5 volumes : plates ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781108015431
9781108015448
9781108015455
9781108015462
9781108015479

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

Contents:

Volume 1. Aniconic age, Iconic age, the cults of Cronos, Zeus, Hera and Athena -- volume 2. Cults of Artemis, Adrasteia, Hecate, Eileithyia, and Aphrodite -- volume 3. Cults of Ge, Demeter, Hades, and Rhea -- volume 4. Cults of Poseidon and Apollo -- volume 5. Cults of Hermes, Dionysus, Hestia, Hephaestus, Ares and several minor figures.

Summary: "Lewis Richard Farnell's five-volume The Cults of the Greek States, first published between 1896 and 1909, disentangles classical Greek mythology and religion, since the latter had often been overlooked by nineteenth-century English scholars. Farnell describes the cults of the most significant Greek gods in order to establish their zones of influence, and outlines the personality, monuments, and ideal types associated with each deity. He also resolutely avoids the question of divine origins and focuses instead on the culture surrounding each cult, a position which initially drew some criticism, but which allowed him more space to analyse the religious practices themselves. Written to facilitate a comparative approach to Greek gods, his work is still regularly cited today for its impressive collection of data about the worship of the most popular deities." -- Back cover.

List(s) this item appears in: Anne Stewart's Collection

Holdings ( 5 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Barcode
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	292 FAR v.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Volume 1	00000011726
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	292 FAR v.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Volume 2	00000011661
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	292 FAR v.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Volume 3	00000011657
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	292 FAR v.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Volume 4	00000011649
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	292 FAR v.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Volume 5	00000011714

Total holds: 0

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"Lewis Richard Farnell's five-volume The Cults of the Greek States, first published between 1896 and 1909, disentangles classical Greek mythology and religion, since the latter had often been overlooked by nineteenth-century English scholars. Farnell describes the cults of the most significant Greek gods in order to establish their zones of influence, and outlines the personality, monuments, and ideal types associated with each deity. He also resolutely avoids the question of divine origins and focuses instead on the culture surrounding each cult, a position which initially drew some criticism, but which allowed him more space to analyse the religious practices themselves. Written to facilitate a comparative approach to Greek gods, his work is still regularly cited today for its impressive collection of data about the worship of the most popular deities." -- Back cover.