Book Description
Using
archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources; and incorporating
current scholarly theories this volume will serve as an excellent
companion to any introduction to Greek mythology, showing a side of the
Greek gods to which most students are rarely exposed.
Detailed
enough to be used as a quick reference tool or text, and providing a
readable account focusing on the oldest, most widespread, and most
interesting religious practices of the ancient Greek world in the
Archaic and Classical periods, Ancient Greek Cults surveys ancient Greek religion through the cults of its gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines.
Jennifer
Larson conveniently summarizes a vast amount of material in many
languages, normally inaccessible to undergrad students, and explores,
in detail, the variety of cults celebrated by the Greeks, how these
cults differed geographically, and how each deity was conceptualized in
local cult titles and rituals.
Including an introductory chapter
on sources and methods, and suggestions for further reading this book
will allow readers to gain a fresh perspective on Greek religion. (Amazon.com)
