The World of Greek Religion and Mythology

Collected Essays II

Jan N. Bremmer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XXII, 564 Seiten

2020
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-154451-4 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

In this wide-ranging work on Greek religion and mythology, Jan N. Bremmer brings together his stimulating and innovative articles, which have all been updated and revised where necessary. In three thematic sections, he analyses central aspects of Greek religion, beginning with the gods and heroes and paying special attention to the unity of the divine nature and the emergence of the category 'hero'. The second section begins with a discussion of the nature of polis religion, continues with various facets, such as seers, secrecy and the soul, and concludes with the influence of the Ancient Near East. The third section studies human sacrifice and offers the most recent analysis of the ideal animal sacrifice, combining literature, epigraphy, iconography, and zooarchaeology. Regarding human sacrifice, it concentrates on the famous cases of Iphigeneia and the werewolves of Mount Lykaion. The fourth and final section investigates key elements of Greek mythology, such as the definition of myth and its relationship to ritual, and ends with a brief history of the study of Greek mythology. The multi-disciplinary approach and rich footnotes make this work a must for anybody interested in Greek religion and mythology.

Born 1944; 1979 PhD; 1978-90 Associate Professor for ancient history at the University of Utrecht; 1990-2009 Chair of Religious Studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Groningen; 2019-20 Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Studies »Beyond Canon,« Regensburg.

Erscheinungsdatum	14.01.2020
Reihe/Serie	Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
Verlagsort	Tübingen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	167 x 239 mm
Gewicht	1031 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
Schlagworte	animal and human sacrifice • gods and heroes • myth and ritual
ISBN-10	3-16-154451-X / 316154451X
ISBN-13	978-3-16-154451-4 / 9783161544514
Zustand	Neuware