Herakles inside and outside the church : from the first apologists to the end of the Quattrocento /

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Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] ©2020
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 360 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Metaforms : studies in the reception of classical antiquity ; volume 18 Metaforms ; v. 18.
Subject:	Heracles -- (Greek mythological character) Hercules -- (Roman mythological character) Heracles -- (Greek mythological character) -- Art. Hercules -- (Roman mythological character) -- Art. Heracles -- (Greek mythological character) -- In literature. Hercules -- (Roman mythological character) -- In literature. Heracles -- (Greek mythological character) Hercules -- (Roman mythological character) Civilization, Classical -- Influence. Christianity and other religions -- Greek. Christianity and other religions -- Roman. Christianity. Civilization, Classical -- Influence. Greeks -- Religion. Interfaith relations. Literature. Romans -- Religion. Art.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13384990

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Other authors / contributors:	Allan, Arlene, editor. Anagnostou-Laoutides, Eva, editor. Stafford, Emma, editor.
ISBN:	900442153X 9789004421530 9789004421523
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 12, 2020).
Summary:	"Herakles Inside and Outside the Church: from the first Apologists to the Quattrocento explores the reception of the ancient Greek hero Herakles (the Roman Hercules) in the predominantly Christian cultures which succeeded classical antiquity in Europe. Each chapter takes a particular literary or visual incarnation, grappling with the question of the hero's significance within the early Church, in less formal contexts, and beyond Christendom in his unexpected role as Buddha's companion in Gandharan art. The volume is one of four to be published in the Metaforms series examining the extraordinarily persistent role of Herakles-Hercules in western culture up to the present day, drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines to offer a unique insight into the hero's perennial appeal"--
Other form:	Print version: Herakles inside and outside the church. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020 9789004421523

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