Sökt på: Sökresultat
totalt 5 träffar
The Rise and Fall of the Afterlife
Belief in the afterlife is still very much alive in Western civilisation, even though the truth of its existence is no longer universally accepted. Surprisingly, however, heaven, …
Becoming a Man in Ancient Greece and Rome
In this work, Jan N. Bremmer brings together articles on Greek and Roman myths and rituals of male initiation, which have all been updated and, where necessary, revised and …
Interpretations of Greek Mythology (Routledge Revivals)
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 …
The Rise of Christianity through the eyes of Gibbon, Harnack and Rodney Stark
From Sappho to De Sade (Routledge Revivals)
The history of sexuality has been the subject of increased interest in recent years and more widely acknowledged importance in the interpretation of past mentalités. Yet historians …