Oxford readings in Greek religion
By: edited by Richard Buxton.
Contributors: Buxton, R. G. A.
Series: [Oxford readings in classical studies]
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
Subjects: Greece -- Religion; Greece -- Civilization
Other titles: Greek religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-372).
Table of contents: title: I. Religion in society: What is polis religion? / Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood. Further aspects of polis religion / Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood. Tribes, festivals, and processions: civic ceremonial and political manipulation in archaic Greece / W.R. Connor. Greek states and Greek oracles / Robert Parker. From Oedipus to Periander: lameness, tyranny, incest in legend and history / J.-P. Vernant; title: II. Archaeology of the sacred: Demeter in the ancient Greek city and its countryside / Susan Guettel Cole. Greek sanctuaries as places of refuge / Ulrich Sinn. The archaeology of the hero / Anthony Snodgrass. Votives and votaries in Greek sanctuaries / Folkert Van Straten; title: III. Myths and rituals: Jason, Hypsipyle, and new fire at Lemnos: a study in myth and ritual / Walter Burkert. The Locrian maidens / Fritz Graf. Scapegoat rituals in ancient Greece / Jan N. Bremmer. Women and sacrifice in classical Greece / Robin Osborne; title: IV. Boundary disputes: Greek magic, Greek religion / Robert L. Fowler. Misconceptualizing classical mythology / C. Robert Phillips.