Inconsistencies in Greek and Roman Religion, Volume 2: Transition and Reversal in Myth and Ritual Tapa dura - 1994 - 2nd Edición

Leiden - New York - Koln: E. J. Brill, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 354pp., (i). Ex-library. No dust-jacket. Minor wear to exterior. Text clean. Binding sound. A nice, clean, sound coy

E. J. Brill. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 9004092676 . Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. DJ spine and part of front panel are sunned and discolored. ; Studies in Greek and Roman Religion V. 6, II; Vol. 2; 354 pages; This is the second of a two-volume collection of studies on inconsistencies in Greek and Roman religion. Their common aim is to argue for the historical relevance of various types of ambiguity and dissonance. While the first volume focused on the central paradoxes on ancient henotheism, this second one discusses the ambiguities in myth and ritual of transition and reversal. Following an introduction into the history of the myth and ritual debate (with a focus on New Year festivals and initiation), the book discusses myth and ritual of reversal (Knossos and the Kronia, and Saturnus and the Saturnalia); two women festivals - Bona Dea and the Thesmophoria; and the initiatory aspects of Apollo and Mars. In the background is the basic conviction… Leer más