Greek Religious Terminology - Telete & Orgia: A Revised and Expanded English Edition of the Studies by Zijderveld and Van Der Burg - Couverture rigide

Schuddeboom, Feyo

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004178139 ISBN 13 : 9789004178137

Editeur : Brill, 2009

Synopsis

A proper understanding of the words τελετή and ὄργια 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 τελετή and ὄργια with mystery rites. New chapters give an overview of the loanword orgia in Latin poetry, and of τελετή and ὄργια in the epigraphical evidence.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Feyo L. Schuddeboom, M.A. (1999) in Classics, Leiden University, currently teaches at Het Amsterdams Lyceum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He has published on Greek epigraphy and classical archaeology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004178139
• ISBN 13: 9789004178137
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 308
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• Personne responsable: non disponible