Polytheism and Society at Athens
Awards:   Winner of John D. Criticos Prize 2005. Winner of Winner of the 2005 Criticos Prize.
Author:   Robert Parker (Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199216116


Pages:   576
Publication Date:   01 March 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Polytheism and Society at Athens


Awards

  • Winner of John D. Criticos Prize 2005.
  • Winner of Winner of the 2005 Criticos Prize.

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Author:   Robert Parker (Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.830kg
ISBN:  

9780199216116


ISBN 10:   0199216118
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   01 March 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction I 1: Ancestral Gods, Ancestral Tombs: The Household and Beyond 2: `Those with whom I sacrifice' 3: Places of Cult: Athens and the Demes 4: International Religion 5: Who prays for Athens? Religion in Civic Life 6: `Those who make a profession out of rites': Unlicensed Religion, and Magic 7: Religion in the Theatre II 8: Festivals and their Celebrants 9: Things Done at Festivals 10: The Festival Year 11: Parthenoi in Ritual 12: The Panathenaea 13: Women's Festivals: Thesmophoria and Adonia 14: The Anthesteria and other Dionysiac Rites 15: Eleusinian Festivals 16: Festivals, Rituals, Myths: Reprise 17: Gods at Work I: Protecting the City 18: Gods at Work II: The Growth of Plants and Men Epilogue

Reviews

...[this book] points the way to future developments in the study of both Athenian and Greek religion...an important contribution which certainly deserves its 2005 Criticos Award. Julia L. Shear, Journal of Hellenic Studies ...one of the best books I have read on ancient religion and one of the most useful. James Davidson, London Review of Books


...[this book] points the way to future developments in the study of both Athenian and Greek religion...an important contribution which certainly deserves its 2005 Criticos Award. Julia L. Shear, Journal of Hellenic Studies ...one of the best books I have read on ancient religion and one of the most useful. James Davidson, London Review of Books


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Robert Parker is Wykeham Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford.

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