Author : Daya Nath Tripathi
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN :
Discusses Some Of The Great Ideas Of The Greek And Indian Culture - Seeks To Analyse The Growth And Origin Of Hellenism And Hinduism In Their Respective Geographical Areas On The Basis Of Historical Archeaological Studies During The Last 50 Years. 6 Chapters - Bibliography - Index
Author : Javier Teixidor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 21,58 MB
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1400871395
Javier Teixidor has found evidence that belief in a supreme god developed during the first millennium B.C. The Phoenician and Aramaic inscriptions he discusses indicate a trend toward monotheism that facilitated the spread of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The author concludes that the traditional characteristics of the popular religions were preserved during this period and that the Hellenistic culture and the mystery cults did not have a significant effect on popular piety. Here, then, is a major reinterpretation of the religious life of the Near East in the Greco-Roman period based on a reliable source of information. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Brent Nongbri
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 39,64 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0300154178
Examining a wide array of ancient writings, Brent Nongbri dispels the commonly held idea that there is such a thing as ancient religion. Nongbri shows how misleading it is to speak as though religion was a concept native to pre-modern cultures.
Author : Miriam Leonard
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226472477
Taking on the question of how the glories of the classical world could be reconciled with the Bible, this book explains how Judaism played a vital role in defining modern philhellenism.
Author : J.K. Jackson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1787556328
The classical gods of Rome uncoiled from the fertile imaginations of the ancient Greeks whose gods were passionate and violent, jealous of their powers and subject to both mighty outbursts of love and all-consuming bouts of vengeful war. The dark forces of the ancient world were held at bay by the resourceful and emerging civilisation that formed the basis of Western culture, providing a tradition of fabulous tales that are retold in this new book. FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
Author : William K. Mahony
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791435793
Provides an accessible introduction to the Vedic religious world by focusing on the role of divine and human imagination in sacred texts.
Author : Martin Persson Nilsson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 29,7 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812210347
Long recognized as one of the truly great interpreters of Greek religion, Professor Nilsson has, in this volume, made a real and lasting contribution.--Morton Scott Enslin
Author : George Boys-Stones
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 49,3 MB
Release : 2009-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 019160870X
The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies is a unique collection of some seventy articles which together explore the ways in which ancient Greece has been, is, and might be studied. It is intended to inform its readers, but also, importantly, to inspire them, and to enable them to pursue their own research by introducing the primary resources and exploring the latest agenda for their study. The emphasis is on the breadth and potential of Hellenic Studies as a flourishing and exciting intellectual arena, and also upon its relevance to the way we think about ourselves today.
Author : Frank R. Trombley
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 20,95 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004096240
This work treats the decline of Greek religion and the christianization of town and countryside in the eastern Roman Empire between the death of Julian the Apostate and the laws of Justinian the Great against paganism, c. 370-529. It examines such questions as the effect of the laws against sacrifice and sorcery, temple conversions, the degradation of pagan gods into daimones, the christianization of rite, and the social, political and economic background of conversion to Christianity. Several local contexts are examined in great detail: Gaza, Athens, Alexandria, Aphrodisias, central Asia Minor, northern Syria, the Nile basin, and the province of Arabia. It lays particular emphasis on the criticism of epigraphy, legal evidence, and hagiographic texts, and traces the demographic growth of Christianity and the chronology of this process in selected local contexts. It also seeks to understand the behavioral patterns of conversion.
Author : Homer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 28,82 MB
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1627931457
The Iliad: Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and despair, and honor and glory. The recent major motion picture Helen of Troy staring Brad Pitt proves that this epic is as relevant today as it was twenty five hundred years ago when it was first written. So journey back to the Trojan War with Homer and relive the grandest adventure of all times. The Odyssey: Journey with Ulysses as he battles to bring his victorious, but decimated, troops home from the Trojan War, dogged by the wrath of the god Poseidon at every turn. Having been away for twenty years, little does he know what awaits him when he finally makes his way home. These two books are some of the most import books in the literary cannon, having influenced virtually every adventure tale ever told. And yet they are still accessible and immediate and now you can have both in one binding.
