A Companion to Greek Religion (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) (Hardcover)

by Daniel Ogden (Editor)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"A splendid book at a not unreasonable price." (Reference Reviews, Issue 4 2008)

"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." (Greece and Rome, Vol 55 No. 2 2008)

"…the Companion to Greek Religion is overall an excellent package of the best and most interesting research in Greek religion." (Scholia Reviews ns 17 2008)

"Blackwell ‘Companions’ 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." (Choice)

"Covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world…Each of the volume’s essays is written by an international expert…." (WordTrade.com)

"Blackwell maintains the high standard of its Companion series with these twenty seven essays … All in all, (there is) much excellent material here." (Journal of Classics Teaching)

Product Description
This major addition to Blackwell’s Companions to the Ancient World series covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period.

• Written by a panel of international experts
• Focuses on religious life as it was experienced by Greek men and women at different times and in different places
• Features major sections on local religious systems, sacred spaces and ritual, and the divine

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 520 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (March 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405120541
• ISBN-13: 978-1405120548
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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