TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parker,Robert
TI  - Greek gods abroad: names, natures, and transformations 
T2  - Sather classical lectures
SN  - 9780520967250
AV  - BL783 .P365 2018
U1  - 292.211 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Gods, Greek
KW  - Civilization, Classical
KW  - Polytheism
KW  - Civilization, Ancient
KW  - Dieux grecs
KW  - Civilisation ancienne
KW  - Polythéisme
KW  - fast
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Mediterranean Region
KW  - Méditerranée, Région de la
KW  - Civilisation
N1  - Previously issued in print: 2017; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - 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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ER  -