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Author : Joseph Clyde Murley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (185 download)
Download or read book The Religious and Mythological Element in the First Book of Livy written by Joseph Clyde Murley and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Keegan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351373358
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Livy's Women written by Peter Keegan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Livy’s Women explores the profound questions arising from the presence of women of influence and power in the socio-political canvas of one of the most important histories of Rome and the Roman people, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Foundation of the City). This theoretically informed study of Livy’s monumental narrative charts the fascinating links between episodes containing references to women in prominent roles and the historian’s treatment of Rome’s evolutionary foundation story. Explicitly gendered in relation to the socio-cultural contexts informing the narrative, the author’s background, the literary landscape of Livy's Rome, and the subsequent historiographical commentary, this volume offers a comprehensive, coherent and contextualised overview of all episodes in Ab Urbe Condita relating to women as agents of historical change. As well as proving invaluable insights into socio-cultural history for Classicists, Livy’s Women will also be of interest to instructors, researchers, and students of female representation in history in general.
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Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 952 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Folklore Theses and Dissertations in the United States written by and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christian Laes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009335553
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Disability and Healing in Greek and Roman Myth written by Christian Laes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-18 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability and Healing in Greek and Roman Myth takes its readers to stories, in versions known and often unknown. Disabilities and diseases are dealt with from head to toe: from mental disorder, over impairment of vision, hearing and speaking, to mobility problems and wider issues that pertain to the whole body. This Element places the stories in context, with due attention to close reading, and pays careful attention to concepts and terminology regarding disability. It sets Graeco-Roman mythology in the wider context of the ancient world, including Christianity. One of the focuses is the people behind the stories and their 'lived' religion. It also encourages its readers to 'live' their ancient mythology.
Author : Andrew Feldherr
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520210271
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Spectacle and Society in Livy's History written by Andrew Feldherr and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-08-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An exciting and sophisticated approach to a major author in the Latin canon who has been much ignored. Feldherr's writing is clear and intelligent and admirably reflects his engagement in the material. The close analysis is extraordinarily perceptive and innovative—a real pleasure to read."—Ann Vasaly, author of Representations "[Feldherr] persuasively establishes civic spectacle as a broad category under which to examine the rhetorical strategies of both the makers and the writers of history."—Ralph Hexter, University of California, Berkeley
Author : Mary Beard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316139190
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook written by Mary Beard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-28 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. Judaism and Christianity are given full coverage, as important elements in the religious world of the Roman empire.
Author : Brent Nongbri
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300154178
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Before Religion written by Brent Nongbri and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Lesley Bolton
Publisher : Everything
ISBN 13 : 9781580626538
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (265 download)
Download or read book The Everything Classical Mythology Book written by Lesley Bolton and published by Everything. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of action, romance, betrayal, passion, violence, and tragedy, the timeless ancient Greek and Roman myths make great reading. With a cast of unique characters and unbelievable story lines, classical mythology explains phenomena such as creation, weather, nature, and the universe with unparalleled drama. The Everything Classical Mythology Book is an entertaining and educational guide that explains all the great myths and explores how they have influenced language, art, music, psychology, and even today's popular culture. The book tells the fascinating stories of the gods' rise to power on Mount Olympus and of their frequent clashes with larger-than-life heroes. Rounded out with a helpful glossary, an index of characters, and many reading resources, this action-packed new addition to the Everything series brings classical mythology to life!
Author : Gary Forsythe
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520249912
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (499 download)
Download or read book A Critical History of Early Rome written by Gary Forsythe and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A remarkable book,in which Forsythe uses his thorough knowledge of the ancient evidence to reconstruct a coherent and eminently plausible picture which in turn illuminates early Roman society more immediately than any other category of evidence is able to do. Forsythe displays his impressive ability to demonstrate to what extent and why the tradition that dominates the extant historical narratives is not credible."—Kurt Raaflaub, author of The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece "An excellent synthetic treatment of early Roman history found in both modern literary and archaeological materials."—Richard Mitchell, author of Patricians and Plebeians
Author : Georges Dumézil
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ISBN 13 : 9780801854804
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (548 download)
Download or read book Archaic Roman Religion written by Georges Dumézil and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By exhaustive study of texts, inscriptions, and sacred places, Georges Dumezil traces the formation of archaic Roman religion from Indo-European sources through the development of the rites of the Roman republic. He describes a system of beliefs that not only was influenced by other religions with which it came into contact but that influenced them as well.
Author : Harriet I. Flower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107032245
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic written by Harriet I. Flower and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.
Author : Mario Liverani
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801473586
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography written by Mario Liverani and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays included in this volume analyze important historical texts from various regions of the Ancient Near East. The distinguished Italian historian Mario Liverani suggests that these historiographical texts were of a "true" historical nature and that their literary forms achieved their intended results. Liverani focuses on two central themes in these texts: myth and politics.There is a close connection, Liverani finds, between the writing of history and the validation of political order and political action. History defines the correct role and behavior of political leaders, especially when they do not possess the validation provided by tradition. Historical texts, he discovers, are more often the tools for supporting change than for supporting stability.Liverani demonstrates that history writing in the Ancient Near East made frequent use of mythical patterns, wisdom motifs, and literary themes in order to fulfill its audience's cultural expectations. The resulting nonhistorical literary forms can mislead interpretation, but an analysis of these forms allows the texts' sociopolitical and communicative frameworks to emerge.
Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
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Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Roman Myths written by Michael Grant and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1972 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Timothy Peter Wiseman
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780859897044
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (97 download)
Download or read book The Myths of Rome written by Timothy Peter Wiseman and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is often thought, for no good reason, that myth and history are mutually exclusive. But most mythic stories were believed by their tellers, and some of them were true. Was Lucretia a real woman, raped by the king's son? Did Horatius really hold the bridge alone against an army? Nobody knows; but figures like Spartacus, Cleopatra, Caligula and Nero were certainly real flesh and blood before they became figures of myth. The long history of the Roman People and their city - whether under the kings, the free republic, or the Caesars - generated countless stories, no less mythic than the tale of Troy." --Book Jacket.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The English Cyclopedia written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Knight
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The English Cyclopaedia written by Charles Knight and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benjamin Constant
Publisher : Liberty Fund
ISBN 13 : 9780865978973
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (789 download)
Download or read book On Religion written by Benjamin Constant and published by Liberty Fund. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constant (1767-1830) regarded On Religion, worked on over the course of many years, as perhaps his most important philosophical work. He called it "the only interest, the only consolation of my life," and "the book that I was destined by nature to write." On Religion is essential reading and of interest for many reasons. As an analysis of humanity's religious experience, the work is notable for its methodology. Unlike previous writers with dogmatic commitments, whether theological or philosophical, Constant aimed to work with well-established facts and to relate religious forms to their historical contexts and civilizational developments. In this way, he was a precursor of the scientific study of religion. This work demonstrates that principled liberalism can turn a sympathetic as well as analytic eye toward religion, and in an unbegrudging way find an important place for it in free society. There are signs that this is a lesson that contemporary liberalism would do well to relearn.
