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A Guide to Early Printed Books and Manuscripts provides an introduction to the language and concepts employed in bibliographical studies and textual scholarship as they pertain to early modern manuscripts and printed texts Winner, Honourable Mention for Literature, Language and Linguistics, American Publishers Prose Awards, 2010 Based almost exclusively on new primary research Explains the complex process of viewing documents as artefacts, showing readers how to describe documents properly and how to read their physical properties Demonstrates how to use the information gleaned as a tool for studying the transmission of literary documents Makes clear why such matters are important and the purposes to which such information is put Features illustrations that are carefully chosen for their unfamiliarity in order to keep the discussion fresh

Offers an introduction to the basic beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek and Roman religions A volume in the Blackwell Ancient Religions, Greek and Roman Religions offers an authoritative overview of the region s ancient religious practices.

Offers an introduction to the basic beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek and Roman religions A volume in the Blackwell Ancient Religions, Greek and Roman Religions offers an authoritative overview of the region s ancient religious practices.

A COMPANION TO MARCUS AURELIUS Considered the last of the Five Good Emperors, Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from ad 161 until his death in 180 yet his influence on philosophy continues to resonate in the modern age through his Meditations.

A COMPANION TO MARCUS AURELIUS Considered the last of the Five Good Emperors, Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from ad 161 until his death in 180 yet his influence on philosophy continues to resonate in the modern age through his Meditations.

A fascinating exploration of the symbolism of mountains in the mythologies, religions, literature, and art of cultures around the world.

Rethinks the workings of polytheism in ancient Greece through exploring the goddess Hera in her complex relationship to Zeus.

Rethinks the workings of polytheism in ancient Greece through exploring the goddess Hera in her complex relationship to Zeus.

A fascinating exploration of the symbolism of mountains in the mythologies, religions, literature, and art of cultures around the world.

A comparative examination and interpretation of religious violence in the Graeco-Roman world and Late Antiquity.

A comparative examination and interpretation of religious violence in the Graeco-Roman world and Late Antiquity.

Gods have always lived among humans.

By analyzing the Arthaśāstra''s early history, Mark McClish overturns prevailing beliefs that ancient India was governed by religion, not politics.

By analyzing the Arthaśāstra''s early history, Mark McClish overturns prevailing beliefs that ancient India was governed by religion, not politics.

Summarizes the most important aspects of the role of violence in Chinese religious culture.

Annotated translation of a key text in the history of medical and philosophical thinking about the human body.

An edition aimed at students of five of Demosthenes'' Assembly speeches arguing for a military response to Philip II of Macedon.

Summarizes the most important aspects of the role of violence in Chinese religious culture.

Provides an accessible account of the variety and subtlety of Greek and Roman philosophy of death, from Homer to Marcus Aurelius.

Presents an edition of this outstanding book containing a clear and readable introduction, concise notes on the text and strong literary appreciation.

Elucidates the language, literary style and distinctive approach to the philosophy of Seneca''s letters in their historical context.

Wide-ranging edition of this most diverse book of the Iliad.

A new critical look at Mani''s life to establish a proper historical foundation for the study of this fascinating thinker.

Annotated translation of a key text in the history of medical and philosophical thinking about the human body.

Presents an edition of this outstanding book containing a clear and readable introduction, concise notes on the text and strong literary appreciation.

Provides a student edition of Plato and Xenophon''s accounts of how Socrates, on trial for his life, defended himself and his philosophy.

A new critical look at Mani''s life to establish a proper historical foundation for the study of this fascinating thinker.

Accessible and detailed guide to this crucial book within an important Latin epic, covering Lucan''s style, sources, language, and context.

Presents the first full-length, systematic study of the reception of Cicero''s speeches in the Roman educational system.

The first substantial commentary for a generation on this book of Horace''s Odes, a great masterpiece of classical Latin literature.

The first substantial commentary for a generation on this book of Horace''s Odes, a great masterpiece of classical Latin literature.

This book rethinks the relations between reasoning and revelation and, therefore, the nature of philosophy and religion in archaic Greece.

Helps students and instructors read and appreciate this extraordinary piece of historical writing about Nero''s infamous reign as emperor.

This book rethinks the relations between reasoning and revelation and, therefore, the nature of philosophy and religion in archaic Greece.

Helps students and instructors read and appreciate this extraordinary piece of historical writing about Nero''s infamous reign as emperor.

This book offers a new interpretation of Augustan literature, focusing on its imaginative reading of Greek musical culture.

This book offers a new interpretation of Augustan literature, focusing on its imaginative reading of Greek musical culture.

A study of the Trojan War as retold in carved images and texts at the dawn of the Roman Empire.

A study of the Trojan War as retold in carved images and texts at the dawn of the Roman Empire.

A unique collaboration between archaeologists and a range of specialists in ritual and religion, looking at the role of religion in early human societies.

Examines the relationship between social networks and religious transmission to reappraise how new religious ideas spread in the Roman Empire.

A unique collaboration between archaeologists and a range of specialists in ritual and religion, looking at the role of religion in early human societies.

Examines the relationship between social networks and religious transmission to reappraise how new religious ideas spread in the Roman Empire.

An innovative case study in religious change in Rome that examines how Cicero explores and experiments with concepts of deification.

An innovative case study in religious change in Rome that examines how Cicero explores and experiments with concepts of deification.

In a paradigm shift, this book redefines Orphism as a polemical label for extra-ordinary religion, good or bad.

Provides an introduction to the major religions of the ancient Mediterranean and explores current research regarding the similarities and differences among them.