Oxford readings in Greek religion

Parallelsachtitel: Greek religion
Weitere Verfasser: Buxton, Richard
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Umfang/Format: ix, 372 S. : Ill., Kt., graph. Darst. ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.