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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. Written by a team of specialist scholars, this book traces the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Empire and its consolidation in the first two centuries CE.
To what extent did mythological figures such as Circe and Medea
influence the representation of the powerful 'oriental' enchantress
in modern Western art? What role did the ancient gods and heroes
play in the construction of the imaginary worlds of the modern
fantasy genre? What is the role of undead creatures like zombies
and vampires in mythological films? Looking across the millennia,
from the distrust of ancient magic and oriental cults, which
threatened the new-born Christian religion, to the revival and
adaptation of ancient myths and religion in the arts centuries
later, this book offers an original analysis of the reception of
ancient magic and the supernatural, across a wide variety of
different media - from comics to film, from painting to opera.
Working in a variety of fields across the globe, the authors of
these essays deconstruct certain scholarly traditions by proposing
original interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations, showing
to what extent the visual and performing arts of different periods
interlink and shape cultural and social identities.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
This is an art book containing some simple sentences on the theme
which is The Tree of Life from the Scriptures. This is truth from
the scriptures but does not contain actual quotes of scripture. It
is a story about The Tree of Life which is truth.
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