Ancient religions and Mythologies

In Christians and Pagans in Roman Britain, first published in 1991, Professor Dorothy Watts sets out to distinguish possible Pagan features in Romano-British Christianity in the period leading up to and immediately following the withdrawal of Roman forces in AD 410.

In Ecclesiastes, the authorial voice of Qohelet presents an identity that has challenged readers for centuries.

This monograph begins with a puzzle: a Babylonian text from late 5th century BCE Uruk associating various diseases with bodily organs, which has evaded interpretation.

The third in the bestselling Captain Alatriste series.

The emergence of Islam in the seventh century AD still polarises scholars who seek to separate religious truth from the historical reality with which it is associated.

In this book Vincent Sénéchal presents a detailed inquiry to solve an enigma: Why does the retelling of the Golden Calf narrative in Deut.

Winner of the London Hellenic Prize 2020The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro gathers together for the first time the three 'Greek' plays of the MacArthur Genius Award-winning Chicanx playwright and performance artist.

Animals played a crucial role in many aspects of Celtic life: in the economy, hunting, warfare, art, literature and religion.

A practical guide to the creation of natural wands for magical work*; Explains the variety of woods and other botanicals that may be used to craft wands, their magical and hermetic attributes and virtues, and how these influence the adept's intention and magical workings*; Offers detailed harvesting advice, explaining the necessary magical actions specific to each tree as well as important influences such as the phases of the moon and the seasons*; Offers step-by-step instructions for wand practice, including magical workings, cleansing, intention, potentializing, and how to properly return a wand to natureFrom Moses to Merlin to the power of the royal scepter, the wand has been a key magical device found in nearly every civilization and esoteric tradition throughout history.

The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text.

The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.

This volume is the first book-length study of masculinities in the Sagas of Icelanders.

How ancient thinkers grappled with competing conceptions of divine lawIn the thousand years before the rise of Islam, two radically diverse conceptions of what it means to say that a law is divine confronted one another with a force that reverberates to the present.

This selection of essays by Luther Martin brings together studies from throughout his career--both early as well as more recent--in the various areas of Graeco-Roman religions, including mystery cults, Judaism, Christianity, and Gnosticism.

Addressing the role which divination played in ancient Greek society, this volume deals with various forms of prophecy and how each was utilised and for what purpose.

*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology's greatest epics'With a brilliant heroine at the helm, this richly detailed, character-driven story renders epic mythological battles on a human scale' Publishers WeeklyBrynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of the slain.

The Bible, Homer, and the Search for Meaning in Ancient Myths explores and compares the most influential sets of divine myths in Western culture: the Homeric pantheon and Yahweh, the God of the Old Testament.

Interpretations of Greek Mythology, first published in1987, builds on the innovative work of Walter Burkert and the 'Paris school' of Jean-Pierre Vernant, and represents a renewal of interpretation of Greek mythology.

In ancient Egypt, one of the primary roles of the king was to maintain order and destroy chaos.

The Book of the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel (6th century B.

Originally published in 1853, author Nathaniel Hawthorne delivers a vibrant selection of mythological tales inspired by some of the most popular figures in Greek lore.

A Study in Creative History (1932) aims to present the main movements of thought as they emerge clearly into history.

First published in 1932, "e;The Greater Trumps"e; is a novel by British writer Charles W.

This book provides analysis of a variety of biblical narratives and texts which are the vehicle for the expression, articulation and performance of diverse identities in the Indian context and is the first attempt to do so for a global audience of scholars and students.

Large state temples in ancient Egypt were vast agricultural estates, with interests in mining, trading, and other economic activities.

In attempting even a brief and imperfect outline of the history of Egyptian queens the author has undertaken no easy task and craves indulgence for its modest fulfillment.

Monsters in Greek literature are often thought of as creatures which exist in mythological narratives, however, as this book shows, they appear in a much broader range of ancient sources and are used in creation narratives, ethnographic texts, and biology to explore the limits of the human body and of the human world.

This volume presents an anthology of 19 seminal studies, some for the first time in English, that explore the history and tradition of the ancient relationship between Samaritans and Jews.

Dieser Band enthält die überarbeiteten Versionen von Vorträgen, die während der ersten fünf internationalen Symposien für Altorientalische Sprachen und Kulturen in den Jahren 1998 bis 2004 an der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Tartu, Estland, von Wissenschaftlern aus Deutschland, England, den USA, Finnland und neuerdings auch Russland gehalten wurden.

Throughout the Hebrew Bible, strangers are indispensable to the formation of a collective Israelite identity.

The Poetry of Ennodius offers the first translation into English verse of the entire eclectic corpus of sacred and secular poetry by Magnus Felix Ennodius (c.

Of all the divinities of classical antiquity, the Greek Hermes (Mercury in his Roman alter ego) is the most versatile, enigmatic, complex, and ambiguous.

The Poetry of Ennodius offers the first translation into English verse of the entire eclectic corpus of sacred and secular poetry by Magnus Felix Ennodius (c.

The Biblical World is a comprehensive guide to the contents, historical settings, and social context of the Bible.

Zu den besonders wichtigen Handschriftenfunden in jüngster Zeit gehört der sogenannte Codex Tchacos aus dem 4.

Women and Dionysus links repression of the Dionysian spirit in Western culture with the rise of the patriarchy over the course of two millennia.

This multidisciplinary volume examines the ongoing effects of James G.

The Stoic Doctrine of Providence attempts to reconstruct the Stoic doctrine of providence (as argued for in ancient texts now lost) and explain its many fascinating philosophical issues.

This book, first published in 1917, investigates the rites and beliefs of people who had remained in a 'primitive' state of culture throughout the ages.

The human body serves as a symbolic bridge between communities of the living and the divine.