Ancient

This compact book-which appeared earlier in the multivolume series A History of Private Life-is a history of the Roman Empire in pagan times. It is an interpretation setting forth in detail the universal civilization of the Romans-so much of it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988931081Author Cat RectorFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Tychis MediaPublisher Tychis MediaWeight(grams) 653gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

Syncretistic exegesis.The philosopher Philo was born about 20 BC to a prominent Jewish family in Alexandria, the chief home of the Jewish Diaspora as well as the chief center of Hellenistic culture; he was trained in Greek as well as Jewish ...

This study raises that difficult and complicated question on a broad front, taking into account the expressions and attitudes of a wide variety of Greek, Roman, Jewish, and early Christian sources, including Herodotus, Polybius, Cicero, Philo, and Paul...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958527Author Julian VayneFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 196g

Cassiodorus-famed throughout history as one of the great Christian exegetes of antiquity-spent most of his life as a high-ranking public official under the Ostrogothic King Theoderic and his heirs. He produced the Variae, a unique letter collection that...

From the tragic young Adonis to Zashapuna, first among goddesses, this handbook provides the most complete information available on deities from the cultures and religions of the ancient Near East, including Anatolia, Syria, Israel, Sumer, Babylonia,...

This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a...

What becomes of the wicked? Hell-exile from God, subjection to fire, worms, and darkness-for centuries the idea has shaped the dread of malefactors, the solace of victims, and the deterrence of believers. Although we may associate the notion of hell with...

Jill Dudley describes how Apollo came to Delphi and killed the Python/Dragoness, then claimed for himself the magnificent sacred site on the foothills of Mt. Parnassus. She describes some of the more important buildings, and writes about the ancient...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761036064Author Andrew WalshFormat HardbackPage Count 126Imprint Ingram PublishingPublisher Ingram PublishingWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity. Old Norse Folklore explores the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780933999527Author Antoine FaivreFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Phanes Press,U.S.Publisher Phanes Press,U.S.

Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, also known as Gregory the Theologian, lived an illustrious life as an orator, poet, priest, and bishop. Until his death, he wrote scores of letters to friends and colleagues, clergy members and philosophers, teachers of...

Robert Armour's classic text, long cherished by a generation of readers, is now complemented with more than 50 new photographs and line drawings that show the gods and goddesses in their characteristic forms. Armour maintains a strong narrative thread...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398826250Author Ea Wallis BudgeFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

This volume brings together scholars in religion, archaeology, philology and history to explore case studies and theoretical models of converging religions. The twenty-four essays offered in this volume, which derive from Hittite, Cilician, Lydian,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761036538Author Ross RomanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Ingram PublishingPublisher Ingram PublishingWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683072676Author Dr David FalkFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Hendrickson Publishers IncPublisher Hendrickson Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596500228Author Arthur VersluisFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint New Cultures PressPublisher New Cultures PressWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Leap directly into the powerful undercurrents of Egyptian magick and be changed forever. Venture into a hidden realm where true gnosis and healing can be found. By invoking these deities of ancient Egypt, you create a stargate whereby you can enter into...

Offers an introduction to the basic beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek and Roman religions A volume in the Blackwell Ancient Religions, Greek and Roman Religions offers an authoritative overview of the region's ancient religious practices...

The Nile is arguably the most famous river in the world. For millennia, the search for its source defeated emperors and explorers. Yet the search for its source also contained a religious quest - a search for the origin of its divine and life-giving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884142768Author John Coleman DarnellFormat HardbackPage Count 724Imprint SBL PressPublisher SBL PressWeight(grams) 1225g

Can time exist independently of consciousness? In antiquity this question was often framed as an enquiry into the relationship of time and soul. Aristotle cautiously suggested that time could not exist without a soul that is counting it. This proposal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789176351079Author Stefan OlssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint Stockholm University PressPublisher Stockholm University PressWeight(grams)...

The gods were the true heroes of Rome. In this major new contribution to our understanding of ancient history, Joerg Rupke guides the reader through the fascinating world of Roman religion, describing its unique characteristics and bringing its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952191176Author Matt ClaytonFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint Refora PublicationsPublisher Refora PublicationsWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628372410Author Annette SchellenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 422Imprint Society of Biblical LiteraturePublisher Society of Biblical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884143567Author Meredith J C WarrenFormat HardbackPage Count 206Imprint Society of Biblical LiteraturePublisher Society of Biblical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780951323649Author Paul BroadhurstFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint MYTHOSPublisher MYTHOS

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761036545Author Ross RomanoFormat HardbackPage Count 74Imprint Ingram PublishingPublisher Ingram PublishingWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Addressing the close connections between ancient divination and knowledge, this volume offers an interlinked and detailed set of case studies which examine the epistemic value and significance of divination in ancient Greek and Roman cultures.Focusing on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985000400Author Todd D BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Shema Yisrael PublicationsPublisher Shema Yisrael PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Just as we speak of "dead" languages, we say that religions "die out." Yet sometimes, people try to revive them, today more than ever. New Antiquities addresses this phenomenon through critical examination of how individuals and groups appeal to,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993510236Author David FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Onus BooksPublisher Onus BooksWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

Christian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian political system, known as the Iranian Empire, that integrated culturally and geographically disparate territories from Arabia to Afghanistan into its institutions and networks...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578733555Author Joshua FreeFormat HardbackPage Count 148Imprint Joshua FreePublisher Joshua FreeWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 13mm

The Dictionary of Classical Mythology is a unique companion to the ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends.About the AuthorPierre Grimal, born in Paris in 1912, was Professor at the Faculte des Lettres at the Sorbonne until 1982 and is the author of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Reviews'The book requires careful reading, because the style is tight and the plot is complex, but there can be no doubt that it is one of the most challenging, creative, and...