Greek religious terminology : telete & orgia : a revised and expanded English edition of the studies by Zijderveld and Van der Burg /
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| Author / Creator: | Schuddeboom, Feyo. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. |
| Description: | xxii, 285 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English Greek |
| Series: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; v. 169 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7841394 |
| Summary: | A proper understanding of the words ? and ? and the context in which they occur is fundamental to the study of Greek religion. This volume seeks to make a significant portion of the source material available to present-day students of religions in the Graeco-Roman world. The ancient texts are accompanied by English translations. Revised chapters from the seminal works by Zijderveld (1934) and Van der Burg (1939) show a whole range of different contexts in ancient literature, thus arguing against an automatic equation of ? and ? with mystery rites. New chapters give an overview of the loanword orgia in Latin poetry, and of ? and ? in the epigraphical evidence. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 285 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004178137 9004178139 |