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Greek gods abroad : names, natures, and transformations / Robert Parker.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Sather classical lectures ; volume seventy-two.Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2018Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780520967250
  • 0520967259
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 292.211 23
LOC classification:
  • BL783 .P365 2018
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources: Summary: This is a work about interaction between Greek religion and the religious cultures of the many regions of the eastern Mediterranean and beyond with which it came into contact during the long period when Greek was the lingua franca of the ancient world. It studies the practice of identifying Greek gods with those of other countries, and its limits. It shows how Greek gods were named and referred to within Greece, and how these ways of naming were adopted, extended and adapted in new cultural contexts. It argues, following Hermann Usener's Götternamen, that such naming practices provide essential insight into religious psychology and values.

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a work about interaction between Greek religion and the religious cultures of the many regions of the eastern Mediterranean and beyond with which it came into contact during the long period when Greek was the lingua franca of the ancient world. It studies the practice of identifying Greek gods with those of other countries, and its limits. It shows how Greek gods were named and referred to within Greece, and how these ways of naming were adopted, extended and adapted in new cultural contexts. It argues, following Hermann Usener's Götternamen, that such naming practices provide essential insight into religious psychology and values.

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Online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 8, 2017).