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Whit Dickey (geb. 1954)

Peace Planet & Box Of Light

Karl Kerényi,

Eleusis

A landmark account of the Eleusinian Mysteries by one of the leading mythologists of the twentieth centuryThe Sanctuary of Eleusis near Athens was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly tw…

George C Manning

Anger in the Sagas of Icelanders^

George C. Manning examines the presentation of anger in the Íslendingasögur ('Sagas of Icelanders ') and associated Íslendingaþættir ('Tales of Icelanders '), a remarkable Old Norse-Icelandic corpus of te…

Porphyry Of Tyre,

On Theology and Theurgy

On Theology and Theurgy presents two fragmentary texts by Porphyry of Tyre, "Letter to Anebo" and "Philosophy from Oracles," in which he tries to bring philosophy to bear on religion, …

Studying Religion, Past and Present

"In this book, renowned scholars discuss the past, present, and future of the study of religion in both antiquity and modernity, celebrating the contributions of Panayotis Pachis to the field. The co…

Alhena Gadotti, Alexandra Kleinerman

Living and Dying in Mesopotamia

Exploring life, death, and the afterlife in Mesopotamia, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman examine how life and death experiences continually developed over the course of nearly three millennia of M…

H P R Twiston Davies

The Transmission of the Book of the Dead in New Kingdom Tombs at Saqqara

T exts and images from the Book of the Dead were widely used to decorate the walls of tombs during Egypt's New Kingdom (c. 1550-1077 BCE). Prior research has tended to focus on either individual tombs, or…

Karl Kerényi,

Prometheus

A landmark account of the Prometheus story as myth and archetypeThe god Prometheus stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceas…

Harry Sidebottom

Those Who Are about to Die

ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 - See ancient Rome through the eyes of a gladiator--from the evening before the games at the Colosseum to the evening after"A grippingly original way of maki…

Hermeneutik(en) der Weisheit von der hebräischen Bibel bis in die islamische Zeit

Although scriptural discourses in late antiquity are eminently characterized by forms of wisdom thinking, wisdom is not yet an established category in Qur'anic and Islamic studies. The contributors to thi…

Bernardo Ballesteros

Divine Assemblies in Early Greek and Babylonian Epic

This book is the first to chart divine assembly scenes in ancient Babylonian and early Greek epic. It asks why similarities between the two corpora exist, and exploits those similarities to enhance unders…

Jonathan S Burgess

The Travels of Odysseus

The Travels of Odysseus employs the theme of travel to explore the Odyssey and its contexts. After an introductory chapter, Chapter 2 provides analysis of the "wanderings" or Apologos of Odysseu…

Wolfram Grajetzki

The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

"For the ancient Egyptians, the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-1700 BC) was a classical period of art, history and literature. The Twelfth Dynasty was one of the strongest ever to rule on the banks of the N…

Lina Hantel

Bildung im Gespräch

Peter Chrysologus penned his sermons in such a way that they could become an educational experience. By analysing the sermons of this particular bishop of Ravenna, Lina Hantel paints a picture of how the …

John Surman & Jack DeJohnette

The Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon (Touchstones)

John Surman und Jack DeJohnette waren schon seit 1968 musikalische Weggefährten, nahmen jedoch erst 1981 mit The Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon ihr erstes Duo-Album auf. Die Leser von Jazz Forum wählte…

Eva Mol

Style and Assemblage in Roman Archaeology

Style and Assemblage in Roman Archaeology proposes a rethinking of the way in which objects, styles, concepts, and people relate in archaeological interpretation, using Egyptian and Egyptian-styled object…

Damien Stone

The Secret Sacred

With numerous images of artifacts, an illuminating investigation of the clandestine cults of the ancient world.The Secret Sacred explores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults…

Mary Beard,

Die Kaiser von Rom

Der New York Times-Bestseller von Mary Beard über die römischen Kaiser - von Augustus bis Caligula, von Nero bis Commodus, der sich zum Gladiator ausbilden ließ . Nach ihremBestseller 'SPQR' , in dem über…

John Francis Healey

The Syriac Legal Documents of the 3rd Century CE

This book provides a re-edition and translation of the Syriac legal parchments of the mid 3rd century CE from Upper Mesopotamia, along with extensive commentary. These documents constitute our earliest si…