{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greek-religion-paperback-softback-9781444334173","title":"A Companion to Greek Religion (Paperback \/ softback) 9781444334173","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Greek Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Ogden (Edited by), D Ogden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444334173, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.898 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The organization of this useful volume invites dipping into rather than a linear perusal. The contributors ... manage to be both informative and fair in their presentation of controversial issues, and blessedly jargon free.\" (\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)  \u003cp\u003e \"This collection of essays is a welcome addition to the existing books on Greek religion. Both advanced students and scholars will find it a useful introduction to the state of research on the subject.\" (\u003ci\u003eActa Classica\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A splendid book at a not unreasonable price.\" (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Modestly aiming to offer a mere impression of such a vast field, and eschewing any specific intellectual agenda, Daniel Ogden has done an excellent job both in defining major topics for discussion and in commissioning a varied list of contributors, senior and junior, European and North American, classicists, archaeologists, and historians of religion. ... Ogden has done in excellent job.\" (\u003ci\u003eGreece and Rome\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"The \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Greek Religion\u003c\/i\u003e is overall an excellent package of the best and most interesting research in Greek religion.\" (\u003ci\u003eScholia \u003c\/i\u003eReviews, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Blackwell \u003ci\u003eCompanions\u003c\/i\u003e have well-established reference potential defined by the breadth of scholarly perspectives presented. This volume offers ... well-documented narrations, along with cross-referencing between them.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world. ... Each of the volume's essays is written by an international expert.\" (\u003ci\u003eWordtrade.com\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Blackwell maintains the high standard of its \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e series with these twenty seven essays. ... All in all, [there is] much excellent material here.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Classics Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis major addition to Blackwell’s \u003ci\u003eCompanions to the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e series covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a panel of international experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures major sections on local religious systems, sacred spaces and ritual, and the divine\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Authors and Translations xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Author Fragment Series xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Ogden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I In the Background 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Greek Religion and the Ancient Near East 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott B. Noegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Powers: The Gods and the Dead 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Olympian Gods, Olympian Pantheon 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Dowden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Land Full of Gods: Nature Deities in Greek Religion 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Larson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Personification in Greek Religious Thought and Practice 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Stafford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Dead 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. Felton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Heroes and Hero-Cults 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGunnel Ekroth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Communicating with the Divine 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Prayers and Hymns 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam D. Furley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Greek Normative Animal Sacrifice 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan N. Bremmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Divination 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierre Bonnechere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV From Sacred Space to Sacred Time 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 A Day in the Life of a Greek Sanctuary 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeate Dignas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Purity and Pollution 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Bendlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Festivals 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Scullion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Time and Greek Religion 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Local Religious Systems 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 ‘‘Famous Athens, Divine Polis’’: The Religious System at Athens 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Deacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Religious System at Sparta 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicolas Richer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Religious System at Alexandria 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrançoise Dunand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Religious System in Arcadia 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadeleine Jost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Social Organization, the Family, and Sex 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Religion and Society in Classical Greece 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles W. Hedrick Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Women, Religion, and the Home 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanett Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 ‘‘Something to do with Aphrodite’’: Ta Aphrodisia and the Sacred 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinciane Pirenne-Delforge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Mysteries and Magic 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Finding Dionysus 327\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Guettel Cole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Mysteries of Demeter and Kore 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Clinton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Magic in Classical and Hellenistic Greece 357\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew W. Dickie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Intersections: Greek Religion and 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Greek Religion and Literature 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Greek Religion and Philosophy: The God of the Philosopher 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFritz-Gregor Herrmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Greek Religion and Art 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT.H. 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