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020			_a9780511978500 (ebook)
020			_z9780521110921 (hardback)
020			_z9780521127738 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aBL783 _b.K565 2012
082	0	0	_a292.08 _223
100	1		_aKindt, Julia, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aRethinking Greek Religion / _cJulia Kindt.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (256 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aWho marched in religious processions and why? How were blood sacrifice and communal feasting related to identities in the ancient Greek city? With questions such as these, current scholarship aims to demonstrate the ways in which religion maps on to the socio-political structures of the Greek polis ('polis religion'). In this book Dr Kindt explores a more comprehensive conception of ancient Greek religion beyond this traditional paradigm. Comparative in method and outlook, the book invites its readers to embark on an interdisciplinary journey touching upon such diverse topics as religious belief, personal religion, magic and theology. Specific examples include the transformation of tyrant property into ritual objects, the cultural practice of setting up dedications at Olympia, and a man attempting to make love to Praxiteles' famous statue of Aphrodite. The book will be valuable for all students and scholars seeking to understand the complex phenomenon of ancient Greek religion.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521110921
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511978500
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37935 _d37935