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Greek Gods Abroad: Names, Natures, and Transformations
Robert Parker
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Description for Greek Gods Abroad: Names, Natures, and Transformations
Hardback. From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. This book examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 261 pages, 2 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century b.c., gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, with the resulting religious systems a variable blend of Greek and indigenous elements. Greek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Robert Parker shows how Greek conventions for naming gods were extended and adapted and provides bold new insights into religious and psychological values ... Read more
From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century b.c., gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, with the resulting religious systems a variable blend of Greek and indigenous elements. Greek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Robert Parker shows how Greek conventions for naming gods were extended and adapted and provides bold new insights into religious and psychological values ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Sather Classical Lectures
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520293946
SKU
V9780520293946
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About Robert Parker
Robert Parker is Wykeham Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion, Athenian Religion: A History, Polytheism and Society in Athens, and On Greek Religion.
Reviews for Greek Gods Abroad: Names, Natures, and Transformations
Parker [shows] the malleability of the ways in which humans use language and structure their ideas. Parker brilliantly analyses that malleability and also its limits, and in so doing he helps us to understand the ancients and ourselves.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Parker's attention to names, cultic forms, and cultural exchange demonstrates a wide-ranging polytheistic arrangement ... Read more
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Parker's attention to names, cultic forms, and cultural exchange demonstrates a wide-ranging polytheistic arrangement ... Read more