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Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture
Georgia Petridou
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Description for Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture
Hardcover. Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture is the first comprehensive survey of the history of divine epiphany as presented in the literary and epigraphic narratives of the Greek-speaking world. Num Pages: 427 pages, 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP3; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 758.
In ancient Greece, epiphanies were embedded in cultural production, and employed by the socio-political elite in both perpetuating pre-existing power-structures and constructing new ones. This volume is the first comprehensive survey of the history of divine epiphany as presented in the literary and epigraphic narratives of the Greek-speaking world. It demonstrates that divine epiphanies not only reveal what the Greeks thought about their gods; they tell us just as much about the preoccupations, the preconceptions, and the assumptions of ancient Greek religion and culture. In doing so, it explores the deities who were prone to epiphany and the contexts in ... Read more
In ancient Greece, epiphanies were embedded in cultural production, and employed by the socio-political elite in both perpetuating pre-existing power-structures and constructing new ones. This volume is the first comprehensive survey of the history of divine epiphany as presented in the literary and epigraphic narratives of the Greek-speaking world. It demonstrates that divine epiphanies not only reveal what the Greeks thought about their gods; they tell us just as much about the preoccupations, the preconceptions, and the assumptions of ancient Greek religion and culture. In doing so, it explores the deities who were prone to epiphany and the contexts in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
427
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198723929
SKU
V9780198723929
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About Georgia Petridou
Georgia Petridou is Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at the University of Liverpool.
Reviews for Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture
Petridou manages to present a varied body of work in an accessible and coherent way and greatly adds to scholarship, not just on epiphany but also on Greek religion in general.
Ghislaine van der Ploeg, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
... one must admire the scope and thoroughness of this study, which make it essential reading for all scholars ... Read more
Ghislaine van der Ploeg, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
... one must admire the scope and thoroughness of this study, which make it essential reading for all scholars ... Read more