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Greek Religion

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Cambridge University Press, 1994 - History - 111 pages
In this brief but highly informative book Jan Bremmer presents an outline of Greek religion in the classical period. After a survey of its main characteristics, he offers a clear and innovative view of the great gods and heroes as well as their sanctuaries and also the main myths, rituals and mysteries: from Athena to Zeus, from sacrifice to the puritan Orphics, from the Indo-European roots to the influence of the ancient Near East. The approach pays attention to the sociological, anthropological and psychological aspects of Greek religion and also to the gender roles. By analyzing the often modern origin of many of the notions employed in the analysis of Greek religion, it also shows the difference between the polytheism of the Greeks and the place of religion in modern Western society. Its excellent bibliography makes this book a very useful tool for students and teachers alike.
  

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This is the best, most reliable single-volumed handbook I know (in English). It gets right what most writers on the topic do not. It is also devoid of the pretensions and eccentricities of a book like ... Read full review

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Greek Religion. By JAN N. BREMMER. Greece and Rome: New Surveys in the Classics, no. 24. Published for the Classical Association. ...
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Greek religion of the archaic and classical periods, 8th up to 4th ... The seven chapters of which Greek religion consists are titled ...
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Proposal for new Group 4 on Ancient Greek Religion, from 2003:
Course description: this is an introductory course on ancient Greek religion, a basic understanding of which is essential for the study both of Greek ...
www.ucl.ac.uk/ history/ materials/ courses2007-8/ HIST7106.doc

Greek Religion
Students of Greek religion are fortunate in having at their disposal the best recent study of a 'dead' religion: Walter Burkert's Greek Religion (Oxford: ...
keur.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/ wetenschappers/ 11/ 128/ ?FullItemRecord=ON

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Module Template - CLA1009 Greek Religion and Philosophy ... This module aims to provide an introduction to Greek religion and philosophy through a survey of ...
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3 A Land Full of Gods: Nature Deities in Greek Religion ..... The evidence base for the study of Greek religion is extremely diverse, and accord- ...
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Greek religion lacked the defining features of most modern religions. ... Not so long ago ancient Greek religion was considered a strange topic far removed ...
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Phoenician influence on Greek Religion 900-600 BC: The Oriental ...
The Physical Signs of Phoenician Influence in Greek Religion by aap Webb. ...... H Payne (1940): Perachora pl 102 no 183a cited in Burkert Greek Religion ...
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Bibliographies
Bremmer, jn Greek Religion. Greece & Rome New Survey in the Classics, No. 24. ... Among the Gods: An Archaeological Exploration of Greek Religion. ...
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About the author (1994)

Bremmer is Professor of the History of Religion at the Rijksuniversiteit, Groningen, Holland.

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