{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greek-religion-isbn-9781405120548","title":"A Companion to Greek Religion","description":"This major addition to Blackwell’s \u003ci\u003eCompanions to the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e series covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a panel of international experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures major sections on local religious systems, sacred spaces and ritual, and the divine\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures x\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors xii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote on Authors and Translations xviii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations xix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Author Fragment Series xxi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Ogden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I In the Background 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Greek Religion and the Ancient Near East 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott B. Noegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Powers: The Gods and the Dead 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Olympian Gods, Olympian Pantheon 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKen Dowden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Land Full of Gods: Nature Deities in Greek Religion 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Larson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Personification in Greek Religious Thought and Practice 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmma Stafford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Dead 86\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. Felton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Heroes and Hero-Cults 100\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGunnel Ekroth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Communicating with the Divine 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Prayers and Hymns 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam D. Furley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Greek Normative Animal Sacrifice 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan N. Bremmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Divination 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePierre Bonnechere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV From Sacred Space to Sacred Time 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 A Day in the Life of a Greek Sanctuary 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeate Dignas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Purity and Pollution 178\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndreas Bendlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Festivals 190\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott Scullion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Time and Greek Religion 204\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Local Religious Systems 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 ‘‘Famous Athens, Divine Polis’’: The Religious System at Athens 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Deacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Religious System at Sparta 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicolas Richer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Religious System at Alexandria 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancoise Dunand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Religious System in Arcadia 264\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMadeleine Jost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Social Organization, the Family, and Sex 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Religion and Society in Classical Greece 283\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles W. Hedrick Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Women, Religion, and the Home 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanett Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 ‘‘Something to do with Aphrodite’’: Ta Aphrodisia and the Sacred 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVinciane Pirenne-Delforge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Mysteries and Magic 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Finding Dionysus 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Guettel Cole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Mysteries of Demeter and Kore 342\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin Clinton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Magic in Classical and Hellenistic Greece 357\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew W. Dickie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Intersections: Greek Religion and . . . 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Greek Religion and Literature 373\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Greek Religion and Philosophy: The God of the Philosopher 385\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFritz-Gregor Herrmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Greek Religion and Art 398\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eT.H. Carpenter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX Epilogue 421\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Gods of the Silver Screen: Cinematic Representations of Myth and Divinity 423\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLloyd Llewellyn-Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography 439\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 477\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The organization of this useful volume invites dipping into rather than a linear perusal. The contributors ... manage to be both informative and fair in their presentation of controversial issues, and blessedly jargon free.\" (\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)  \u003cp\u003e \"This collection of essays is a welcome addition to the existing books on Greek religion. Both advanced students and scholars will find it a useful introduction to the state of research on the subject.\" (\u003ci\u003eActa Classica\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A splendid book at a not unreasonable price.\" (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Modestly aiming to offer a mere impression of such a vast field, and eschewing any specific intellectual agenda, Daniel Ogden has done an excellent job both in defining major topics for discussion and in commissioning a varied list of contributors, senior and junior, European and North American, classicists, archaeologists, and historians of religion. ... Ogden has done in excellent job.\" (\u003ci\u003eGreece and Rome\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"The \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Greek Religion\u003c\/i\u003e is overall an excellent package of the best and most interesting research in Greek religion.\" (\u003ci\u003eScholia \u003c\/i\u003eReviews, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Blackwell \u003ci\u003eCompanions\u003c\/i\u003e have well-established reference potential defined by the breadth of scholarly perspectives presented. This volume offers ... well-documented narrations, along with cross-referencing between them.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world. ... Each of the volume's essays is written by an international expert.\" (\u003ci\u003eWordtrade.com\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Blackwell maintains the high standard of its \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e series with these twenty seven essays. ... All in all, [there is] much excellent material here.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Classics Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Ogden\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Exeter. He is author of \u003ci\u003eMagic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eGreek and Roman Necromancy\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eGreek Bastardy\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Hellenistic World: New Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).  \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Religion\u003c\/i\u003e covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical, and into the hellenistic period. Each of the volume’s 27 essays is written by an international expert and provides a survey of a particular area that reflects contemporary scholarship. All the contributions place an emphasis on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places. Myth is considered alongside religion throughout. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e opens with a review of the Near Eastern background to Greek religion. There follow major sections on the divine powers, communication with the divine, sacred space and time, local religious systems, social organisation and the family in religion, and mystery cults and magic. Further chapters consider the interaction between religion and art, literature, and philosophy. A closing chapter looks at the treatment of Greek religious themes in the cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988608303333,"sku":"NP9781405120548","price":256.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405120548.jpg?v=1761780955","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-greek-religion-isbn-9781405120548","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}