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Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages (Hardcover): Duncan Sayer, Howard Williams Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)
Duncan Sayer, Howard Williams
R4,388 R3,899 Discovery Miles 38 990 Save R489 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book sets a new agenda for mortuary archaeology. Applying explicit case studies based on a range of European sites (from Scandinavia to Britain, Southern France to the Black Sea), 'Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages' fulfills the need for a volume that provides accessible material to students and engages with current debates in mortuary archaeology's methods and theories. The book builds upon Heinrich Harke's influential research on burial archaeology and early medieval migrations, focusing in particular on his ground-breaking work on the relationship between the theory and practice of burial archaeology. Using diverse archaeological and historical data, the essays explore how mortuary practices have served in the make-up and expression of medieval social identities. Themes explored include masculinity, kinship, ethnicity, migration, burial rites, genetics and the perception of landscape.

Das Buch Esther - UEbersetzung und Kommentar (German, Hardcover): Harald-Martin Wahl Das Buch Esther - UEbersetzung und Kommentar (German, Hardcover)
Harald-Martin Wahl
R3,860 Discovery Miles 38 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Das biblische Buch Esther erzahlt den Aufstieg des judischen Waisenkindes zur Koenigin Persiens und die Erhebung des loyalen Juden Mordechai zum zweiten Mann nach dem Koenig sowie die gleichsam wunderbare Errettung des Gottesvolkes Israel, dessen Existenz durch den perfiden Statthalter Haman bedroht ist. Mit der Auslegung des vorliegenden Stoffes, der in einer hebraischen Fassung und zwei griechischen, unterschiedlich gestalteten Fassungen vorliegt, sind basale linguistische, literarische, redaktionsgeschichtliche, theologische und hermeneutische Fragestellungen verbunden, die innerhalb der hebraischen Bibel singular sind. Die Auslegung der Megilla nimmt das Gesprach mit den griechischen UEberlieferungen sowie der zeitgenoessischen Literatur und altesten rabbinischen Exegese auf. Einleitend werden die wesentlichen Fragestellungen der Auslegung dargestellt.

The Mythology of Plants - Botanical Lore From Ancient Greece and Rome (Hardcover): Giesecke The Mythology of Plants - Botanical Lore From Ancient Greece and Rome (Hardcover)
Giesecke
R738 Discovery Miles 7 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a fascinating exploration of the role of the botanical in ancient Greek and Roman myth and classical literature. This engaging book focuses on the perennially fascinating topic of plants in Greek and Roman myth. The author, an authority on the gardens, art, and literature of the classical world, introduces the book's main themes with a discussion of gods and heroes in ancient Greek and Roman gardens. The following chapters recount the everyday uses and broader cultural meaning of plants with particularly strong mythological associations. These include common garden plants such as narcissus and hyacinth; apple and pomegranate, which were potent symbols of fertility; and sources of precious incense including frankincense and myrrh. Following the sweeping botanical commentary are the myths themselves, told in the original voice of Ovid, classical antiquity's most colourful mythographer. The volume's interdisciplinary approach will appeal to a wide audience, ranging from readers interested in archaeology, classical literature, and ancient history to garden enthusiasts. With an original translation of selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses, an extensive bibliography, a useful glossary of names and places, and a rich selection of images including exquisite botanical illustrations, this book is unparalleled in scope and realization.

When Christians Were Jews - The First Generation (Paperback): Paula Fredriksen When Christians Were Jews - The First Generation (Paperback)
Paula Fredriksen
R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A compelling account of Christianity's Jewish beginnings, from one of the world's leading scholars of ancient religion How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization of God's promises to Israel, end up inaugurating a movement that would grow into the gentile church? Committed to Jesus's prophecy-"The Kingdom of God is at hand!"-they were, in their own eyes, history's last generation. But in history's eyes, they became the first Christians. In this electrifying social and intellectual history, Paula Fredriksen answers this question by reconstructing the life of the earliest Jerusalem community. As her account arcs from this group's hopeful celebration of Passover with Jesus, through their bitter controversies that fragmented the movement's midcentury missions, to the city's fiery end in the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, she brings this vibrant apostolic community to life. Fredriksen offers a vivid portrait both of this temple-centered messianic movement and of the bedrock convictions that animated and sustained it.

A voz do silencio (Portuguese, Hardcover): Helena Petrovna Blavatsky A voz do silencio (Portuguese, Hardcover)
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
R879 Discovery Miles 8 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Classical Mythology, International Edition (Paperback, 10th Revised edition): Mark P. O Morford, Robert J Lenardon, Michael Sham Classical Mythology, International Edition (Paperback, 10th Revised edition)
Mark P. O Morford, Robert J Lenardon, Michael Sham
R4,120 Discovery Miles 41 200 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, International Tenth Edition, is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available. Featuring the authors' clear and extensive translations of original sources, it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. The text contains a wide variety of faithfully translated passages from Greek and Latin sources, including Homer, Hesiod, all the Homeric Hymns, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Plato, Lucian, Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, and Seneca. Acclaimed authors Mark P.O. Morford and Robert J. Lenardon- joined by new coauthor Michael Sham-incorporates a dynamic combination of poetic narratives and enlightening commentary to make the myths come alive for students. Offering historical and cultural background on the myths (including evidence from art and archaeology) they also provide ample interpretive material and examine the enduring survival of classical mythology and its influence in the fields of art, literature, music, dance, and film.

Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries (Paperback): Deborah F. Sawyer Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries (Paperback)
Deborah F. Sawyer
R1,309 Discovery Miles 13 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women's lives. It discusses the rich variety of religious expression, from pagan cults and classical mythology to ancient Judaism and early Christianity, and the wide array of religious functions fulfilled by women. The author analyses key examples from each context, creating a vivid image of this crucial period which laid the foundations of western civilization.

Die Stadt im Zwoelfprophetenbuch (German, Hardcover): Aaron Schart, Jutta Krispenz Die Stadt im Zwoelfprophetenbuch (German, Hardcover)
Aaron Schart, Jutta Krispenz
R3,695 Discovery Miles 36 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Book of the Twelve Prophets contains an abundance of passages that discuss ancient cities (Samaria, Bet-El, Jerusalem, Ninive, Babel, among others) and their identity. Wide in scope, this volume demonstrates the sensitivity and critical awareness shown by the prophetic tradition which observed processes of urbanization that were very much double-edged. In addition to historical analysis, the essays assembled here offer important perspectives for current theological research on urban studies.

The Wandering Holy Man - The Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism, and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine... The Wandering Holy Man - The Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism, and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine (Hardcover)
Johannes Hahn, Volker Menze
R1,945 Discovery Miles 19 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Barsauma was a fifth-century Syrian ascetic, archimandrite, and leader of monks, notorious for his extreme asceticism and violent anti-Jewish campaigns across the Holy Land. Although Barsauma was a powerful and revered figure in the Eastern church, modern scholarship has widely dismissed him as a thug of peripheral interest. Until now, only the most salacious bits of the Life of Barsauma-a fascinating collection of miracles that Barsauma undertook across the Near East-had been translated. This pioneering study includes the first full translation of the Life and a series of studies by scholars employing a range of methods to illuminate the text from different angles and contexts. This is the authoritative source on this influential figure in the history of the church and his life, travels, and relations with other religious groups.

Hellenistische Bildung im Buch der Weisheit (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2016 ed.): Martina Kepper Hellenistische Bildung im Buch der Weisheit (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2016 ed.)
Martina Kepper
R4,479 Discovery Miles 44 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Venus and Aphrodite (Paperback): Bettany Hughes Venus and Aphrodite (Paperback)
Bettany Hughes 1
R370 R349 Discovery Miles 3 490 Save R21 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Lively' THE TIMES 'Engrossing' THE SPECTATOR 'Stunning' WOMAN & HOME 'Marvellous' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE Through ancient art, evocative myth, intriguing archaeological discoveries and philosophical explorations, Bettany Hughes takes us on a voyage of discovery to reveal the truth behind Venus, and why this immortal goddess is so much more than nudity, romance and sex. It is both the remarkable story of one of antiquity's most potent forces, and the story of human desire - how it transforms who we are and how we behave.

The History of the Arthasastra - Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India (Hardcover): Mark McClish The History of the Arthasastra - Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India (Hardcover)
Mark McClish
R2,712 Discovery Miles 27 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Arthasastra is the foundational text of Indic political thought and ancient India's most important treatise on statecraft and governance. It is traditionally believed that politics in ancient India was ruled by religion; that kings strove to fulfil their sacred duty; and that sovereignty was circumscribed by the sacred law of dharma. Mark McClish's systematic and thorough evaluation of the Arthasastra's early history shows that these ideas only came to prominence in the statecraft tradition late in the classical period. With a thorough chronological exploration, he demonstrates that the text originally espoused a political philosophy characterized by empiricism and pragmatism, ignoring the mandate of dharma altogether. The political theology of dharma was incorporated when the text was redacted in the late classical period, which obscured the existence of an independent political tradition in ancient India altogether and reinforced the erroneous notion that ancient India was ruled by religion, not politics.

UEber das Beten der Roemer (German, Hardcover): Maik Patzelt UEber das Beten der Roemer (German, Hardcover)
Maik Patzelt
R3,877 Discovery Miles 38 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Philosophy and Religion in Plato's Dialogues (Hardcover): Andrea Nightingale Philosophy and Religion in Plato's Dialogues (Hardcover)
Andrea Nightingale
R1,176 Discovery Miles 11 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In ancient Greece, philosophers developed new and dazzling ideas about divinity, drawing on the deep well of poetry, myth, and religious practices even as they set out to construct new theological ideas. Andrea Nightingale argues that Plato shared in this culture and appropriates specific Greek religious discourses and practices to present his metaphysical philosophy. In particular, he uses the Greek conception of divine epiphany - a god appearing to humans - to claim that the Forms manifest their divinity epiphanically to the philosopher, with the result that the human soul becomes divine by contemplating these Forms and the cosmos. Nightingale also offers a detailed discussion of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the Orphic Mysteries and shows how these mystery religions influenced Plato's thinking. This book offers a robust challenge to the idea that Plato is a secular thinker.

A Companion to Roman Religion (Hardcover): J Rupke A Companion to Roman Religion (Hardcover)
J Rupke
R4,961 Discovery Miles 49 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling landscape of the Roman religion. An innovative introduction to Roman religion Approaches the field with a focus on the human-figures instead of the gods Analyzes religious changes from the eighth century BC to the fourth century AD Offers the first history of religious motifs on coins and household/everyday utensils Presents Roman religion within its cultural, social, and historical contexts

Druid Magic Handbook - Ritual Magic Rooted in the Living Earth (Paperback): John Michael Greer Druid Magic Handbook - Ritual Magic Rooted in the Living Earth (Paperback)
John Michael Greer
R561 R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first and only Druidic book of spells, rituals, and practice. The Druid Magic Handbook is the first manual of magical practice in Druidry, one of the fastest growing branches of the Pagan movement. The book breaks new ground, teaching Druids how to practice ritual magic for practical and spiritual goals within their own tradition. What sets The Druid Magic Handbook apart is that it does not require the reader to use a particular pantheon or set of symbols. Although it presents one drawn from Welsh Druid tradition, it also shows the reader how to adapt rites and other practices to fit the deities and symbols most meaningful to them. This cutting edge system of ritual magic can be used by Druids, Pagans, Christians, and Thelemites alike!
* The first manual of Druidic magical practice ever, replete with spell work and rituals.
* John Michael Greer is a highly respected authority on all aspects of Paganism.

Private Associations in the Ancient Greek World - Regulations and the Creation of Group Identity (Hardcover): Vincent... Private Associations in the Ancient Greek World - Regulations and the Creation of Group Identity (Hardcover)
Vincent Gabrielsen, Mario C. D. Paganini
R2,369 Discovery Miles 23 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Private associations abounded in the ancient Greek world and beyond, and this volume provides the first large-scale study of the strategies of governance which they employed. Emphasis is placed on the values fostered by the regulations of associations, the complexities of the private-public divide (and that divide's impact on polis institutions) and the dynamics of regional and global networks and group identity. The attested links between rules and religious sanctions also illuminate the relationship between legal history and religion. Moreover, possible links between ancient associations and the early Christian churches will prove particularly valuable for scholars of the New Testament. The book concludes by using the regulations of associations to explore a novel and revealing aspect of the interaction between the Mediterranean world, India and China.

Death, Power, and Apotheosis in Ancient Egypt - The Old and Middle Kingdoms (Hardcover): Julia Troche Death, Power, and Apotheosis in Ancient Egypt - The Old and Middle Kingdoms (Hardcover)
Julia Troche
R1,075 Discovery Miles 10 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Death, Power, and Apotheosis in Ancient Egypt uniquely considers how power was constructed, maintained, and challenged in ancient Egypt through mortuary culture and apotheosis, or how certain dead in ancient Egypt became gods. Rather than focus on the imagined afterlife and its preparation, Julia Troche provides a novel treatment of mortuary culture exploring how the dead were mobilized to negotiate social, religious, and political capital in ancient Egypt before the New Kingdom. Troche explores the perceived agency of esteemed dead in ancient Egyptian social, political, and religious life during the Old and Middle Kingdoms (c. 2700-1650 BCE) by utilizing a wide range of evidence, from epigraphic and literary sources to visual and material artifacts. As a result, Death, Power, and Apotheosis in Ancient Egypt is an important contribution to current scholarship in its collection and presentation of data, the framework it establishes for identifying distinguished and deified dead, and its novel argumentation, which adds to the larger academic conversation about power negotiation and the perceived agency of the dead in ancient Egypt.

The Living Goddesses (Paperback, New Ed): Marija Gimbutas The Living Goddesses (Paperback, New Ed)
Marija Gimbutas; Edited by Miriam R. Dexter
R846 R782 Discovery Miles 7 820 Save R64 (8%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Living Goddesses crowns a lifetime of innovative, influential work by one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable scholars. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original--and originally shocking--interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. Gimbutas flew in the face of contemporary archaeology when she reconstructed goddess-centered cultures that predated historic patriarchal cultures by many thousands of years. This volume, which was close to completion at the time of her death, contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new discoveries, insights, and analysis. Editor Miriam Robbins Dexter has added introductory and concluding remarks, summaries, and annotations. The first part of the book is an accessible, beautifully illustrated summation of all Gimbutas's earlier work on "Old European" religion, together with her ideas on the roles of males and females in ancient matrilineal cultures. The second part of the book brings her knowledge to bear on what we know of the goddesses today--those who, in many places and in many forms, live on.

Norse Myths and Legends - Viking tales of gods and heroes (Paperback): Martyn Whittock, Hannah Whittock Norse Myths and Legends - Viking tales of gods and heroes (Paperback)
Martyn Whittock, Hannah Whittock 1
R461 R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Save R41 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

While the main focus of the book is on telling the stories, some scene-setting is provided at the beginning and each chapter also contains a section of commentary to explain what is going on and its significance. The Norse myths have gained widespread attention in the English-speaking world, partly through a Scandinavian diaspora, especially in the USA) and partly through a great interest in the myths and legends which lie behind Viking activity. Tolkien's 'Middle Earth', too, as seen in both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films is heavily indebted to Germanic/Norse mythology. The Whittock's book fills a gap in the market between academic publications and the interest-generating (but confusing) products of Hollywood and comic-culture. This is an accessible book, which both provides a retelling of these dramatic stories and also sets them in context so that their place within the Viking world can be understood. The book explores Norse myths (stories, usually religious, which explain origins, why things are as they are, the nature of the spiritual) and legends (stories which attempt to explain historical events and which may involve historical characters but which are told in a non-historical way and which often include supernatural events).

Land and Taxes in Ptolemaic Egypt - An Edition, Translation and Commentary for the Edfu Land Survey (P. Haun. IV 70)... Land and Taxes in Ptolemaic Egypt - An Edition, Translation and Commentary for the Edfu Land Survey (P. Haun. IV 70) (Paperback)
Thorolf Christensen, Dorothy J. Thompson, Katelijn Vandorpe
R931 Discovery Miles 9 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides the first edition with an extensive introduction and full commentary of a unique land survey written on papyrus in Greek which derives from that area of southern (Upper) Egypt known as the Apollonopolite (or Edfu) nome and is now preserved in Copenhagen. Dating from the late second century BC, this survey provides a new picture of both landholding and taxation in the area which differs significantly from that currently accepted. The introduction sets this new evidence in its contemporary context, drawing particular attention to what it reveals about the nature of the relations of the Ptolemaic royal administration with local grandees, Egyptian temples and the army. No student of Hellenistic Egypt can afford to ignore this text, which importantly extends our knowledge of Upper Egypt under the Ptolemaic kings and involves some modification to the prevailing picture of landholding in Hellenistic Egypt.

Christianity and Paganism, 350-750 - The Conversion of Western Europe (Paperback, Revised): J.N. Hillgarth Christianity and Paganism, 350-750 - The Conversion of Western Europe (Paperback, Revised)
J.N. Hillgarth
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Using sermons, exorcisms, letters, biographies of the saints, inscriptions, autobiographical and legal documents--some of which are translated nowhere else--J. N. Hillgarth shows how the Christian church went about the formidable task of converting western Europe. The book covers such topics as the relationship between the Church and the Roman state, Christian attitudes toward the barbarians, and the missions to northern Europe. It documents as well the cult of relics in popular Christianity and the emergence of consciously Christian monarchies.

Mortal and Divine in Early Greek Epistemology - A Study of Hesiod, Xenophanes and Parmenides (Paperback): Shaul Tor Mortal and Divine in Early Greek Epistemology - A Study of Hesiod, Xenophanes and Parmenides (Paperback)
Shaul Tor
R1,215 Discovery Miles 12 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book demonstrates that we need not choose between seeing so-called Presocratic thinkers as rational philosophers or as religious sages. In particular, it rethinks fundamentally the emergence of systematic epistemology and reflection on speculative inquiry in Hesiod, Xenophanes and Parmenides. Shaul Tor argues that different forms of reasoning, and different models of divine disclosure, play equally integral, harmonious and mutually illuminating roles in early Greek epistemology. Throughout, the book relates these thinkers to their religious, literary and historical surroundings. It is thus also, and inseparably, a study of poetic inspiration, divination, mystery initiation, metempsychosis and other early Greek attitudes to the relations and interactions between mortal and divine. The engagements of early philosophers with such religious attitudes present us with complex combinations of criticisms and creative appropriations. Indeed, the early milestones of philosophical epistemology studied here themselves reflect an essentially theological enterprise and, as such, one aspect of Greek religion.

Mysterienterminologie bei Platon, Philon und Klemens von Alexandrien (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2015 ed.): Christoph Riedweg Mysterienterminologie bei Platon, Philon und Klemens von Alexandrien (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2015 ed.)
Christoph Riedweg
R3,548 Discovery Miles 35 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Spirituality for the Godless - Buddhism, Humanism, and Religion (Paperback): Michael McGhee Spirituality for the Godless - Buddhism, Humanism, and Religion (Paperback)
Michael McGhee
R834 Discovery Miles 8 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Many people describe themselves as secular rather than religious, but they often qualify this statement by claiming an interest in spirituality. But what kind of spirituality is possible in the absence of religion? In this book, Michael McGhee shows how religious traditions and secular humanism function as 'schools of wisdom' whose aim is to expose and overcome the forces that obstruct justice. He examines the ancient conception of philosophy as a form of ethical self-inquiry and spiritual practice conducted by a community, showing how it helps us to reconceive the philosophy of religion in terms of philosophy as a way of life. McGhee discusses the idea of a dialogue between religion and atheism in terms of Buddhist practice and demonstrates how a non-theistic Buddhism can address itself to theistic traditions as well as to secular humanism. His book also explores how to shift the centre of gravity from religious belief towards states of mind and conduct.

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