F S Naiden

Smoke Signals for the Gods

Ancient Greek Sacrifice from the Archaic Through Roman Periods

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on a wealth of sources, Smoke Signals for the Gods provides a complete picture of ancient animal sacrifice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 442
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780190232719
• ISBN-10: 0190232714
• Artikelnr.: 47863964

Autorenporträt

F. S. Naiden is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Spelling and Abbreviations
List of Figures
1. The Invention of a Ritual
2. Venues and Offerings
3. Prayers and Answers
4. God Says No
5. Rules, Rewards, and Experts
6. Markets and Messes
7. A Detective Story
8. The Demise of a Ritual
Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography
Index Locorum
Index Verborum
Index Nominum
Index Rerum