Kourotrophos
Author: Theodora Hadzisteliou Price
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-08-21
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9004672427
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Constructions of Childhood in Ancient Greece and Italy
Author: Ada Cohen
Publisher: ASCSA
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 0876615418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume contains 20 papers that explore ancient notions and experiences of childhood around the Mediterranean, from prehistory to late antiquity.
Didyma
Author: Joseph Eddy Fontenrose
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1988-01-01
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780520058453
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPolytheism and Society at Athens
Author: Robert Parker
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2005-11-24
Total Pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9780199216116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is the first attempt that has ever been made to give a comprehensive account of the religious life of ancient Athens. The city's many festivals are discussed in detail, with attention to recent anthropological theory; so too, for instance, are the cults of households and of smaller groups, the role of religious practice and argumentation in public life, the authority of priests, the activities of religious professionals such as seers and priestesses, magic, the place of theatrical representations of the gods within public attitudes to the divine. A long final section considers the sphere of activity of the various gods, and takes Athens as a uniquely detailed test case for the structuralist approach to polytheism. The work is a synchronic, thematically organized complement (though designed to be read independently) to the same author's Athenian Religion: A History (Oxford 1996).
Il Santuario Di Santa Venera a Paestum
Author: John Griffiths Pedley
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9780472108992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines almost three thousand terracottas found in archaeological excavations at the sanctuary of Santa Venera at Paestum
Images of Woman and Child from the Bronze Age
Author: Stephanie Lynn Budin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-04-11
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 0521193044
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book is a study of the woman-and-child motif as it appeared in the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean, focusing on Egypt, the Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Iran, Cyprus, and the Aegean. Rather than being a universal symbol of maternity, or a depiction of a mother goddess, the woman-and-child motif, called by the technical name kourotrophos, was relatively rare in comparison with other images of women in antiquity, and served a number of different symbolic functions, ranging from honoring the king of Egypt to giving extra oomph to magical spells"--Provided by publisher.
The Faces of the Goddess
Author: Lotte Motz
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0195089677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndeed, human motherhood was held in such low esteem that Eskimo women were forced to give birth completely alone, with no human companionship and no helpful deities of childbirth. Likewise, while various Mexican goddesses ruled over healing, women's crafts, motherhood, and childbirth, and functioned as tribal protectors or divine ancestors, none of them either embodied the earth itself or granted fertility to the crops: for that the Mexicans looked to the male gods of maize and of rain. Nor were the rituals of these goddesses nurturing or peaceful.
Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast
Author: Merril D. Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014-09-08
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 0759123322
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBoobs. Tits. Hooters. Knockers. Jugs. Breasts. We celebrate them; we revile them. They nourish us; they kill us. And regardless of what we call them, breasts have fascinated us since prehistoric times. This A-to-Z encyclopedia explores the historical magnitude and cultural significance of the breast over time and around the world. A team of international scholars from various disciplines provides key insights and information about the breast in art, history, fashion, social movements, medicine, sexuality, and more. Entries discuss depictions of breasts on ancient figurines, in Renaissance paintings, and in present-day advertisements. They examine how fashion has emphasized or de-emphasized the breast at various times. They tackle medical issues—such as breast augmentation and breast cancer—and controversies over breastfeeding. The breast as sexual object and even a site of smuggling are also covered. As a whole, the Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast takes an engaging and accessible look at this notable body part.
The First Urban Churches 7
Author: James R. Harrison
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 2022-11-11
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 1628374454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe First Urban Churches 7 includes essays focused on the development of early Christianity from the mid-first century through the sixth century CE in the ancient Macedonian city of Thessalonica. An international group of contributors traces the emergence of Thessalonica’s house churches through a close study of the archaeological remains, inscriptions, coins, iconography, and Paul’s two letters to the Thessalonians. After a detailed introduction to the city, including the first comprehensive epigraphic profile of Thessalonica from the Hellenistic age to the Roman Empire, topics discussed include the Roman emperor’s divine honors, coins and inscriptions as sources of imperial propaganda, Thessalonian family bonds, Paul’s apostolic self-image, the role of music at Thessalonica and in early Christianity, and Paul’s response to the Thessalonian Jewish community. Contributors include D. Clint Burnett, Alan H. Cadwallader, Rosemary Canavan, James R. Harrison, Julien M. Ogereau, Isaac T. Soon, Angela Standhartinger, Michael P. Theophilos, and Joel R. White.
Playing the Other
Author: Froma I. Zeitlin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9780226979229
DOWNLOAD EBOOKZeitlin explores the diversity and complexity of these interactions through the most influential literary texts of the archaic and classical periods, from epic (Homer) and didactic poetry (Hesiod) to the productions of tragedy and comedy in fifth-century Athens.
