K. A. Rask

Personal Experience and Materiality in Greek Religion (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides the first full-length study of personal religious experience in the Greek Archaic and Classical periods through archaeological, epigraphic, and textual evidence. A valuable read for students and scholars of ancient Greek religion, archaeology, and lived experience in antiquity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000869941
• Artikelnr.: 67497452

Autorenporträt

K.A. Rask is an assistant professor of Classics at The Ohio State University. She is a historian of religion whose research focuses on Greek religion and archeology and Etruscan religion. She engages in archeological fieldwork in both Greece and Italy.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures List of Maps Acknowledgments Conventions & Abbreviations 1
Introduction 2 From the Hands of Votaries: Self-made Offerings and Personal
Devotion 3 "We Placed Our Offerings Side by Side with His": Personal
History, Childhood, and Religious Materiality 4 Experiencing Supernatural
Presence: From Bodily Blessings to Ghostly Visitors 5 Media of Presence:
Keeping Gods and Humans Close 6 Bringing It All Together: Religion and the
Seafaring Life Epilogue: Going Forward
Bibliography Index