The "Orphic" gold tablets and Greek religion
Subtitle: further along the path
By: edited by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng; grc
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780521518314
Subjects: Religion; Tablets (Paleography)
Description: "The 'Orphic' gold tablets, tiny scraps of gold foil found in graves throughout the ancient Greek world, are some of the most fascinating and baffling pieces of evidence for ancient Greek religion. This collection brings together a number of previously published and unpublished studies from scholars around the world, making accessible to a wider audience some of the new methodologies being applied to the study of these tablets. The volume also contains an updated edition of the tablet texts, reflecting the most recent discoveries and accompanied by English translations and critical apparatus. This survey of trends in the scholarship, with an up-to-date bibliography, not only provides an introduction to the serious study of the tablets, but also illuminates their place within scholarship on ancient Greek religion."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-371) and indexes.