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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions

Religion Of The Ancient Celts (Hardcover): J.A. MacCulloch Religion Of The Ancient Celts (Hardcover)
J.A. MacCulloch
R6,857 Discovery Miles 68 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Topics in this broad study of the Celtic religion include the gods of Gaul, the Irish mythological cycle, gods and men, nature, plant and animal worship, cosmogony, sacrifice, festivals, the Druids, magic, and rebirth.

Gods Of The Egyptians - 2 Vols - Studies in Egyptian Mythology (Hardcover): E. A. Wallis Budge Gods Of The Egyptians - 2 Vols - Studies in Egyptian Mythology (Hardcover)
E. A. Wallis Budge
R7,189 Discovery Miles 71 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This landmark work, written by the eminent Egyptologist E. A. Wallis Budge, is a complete survey of the religion and mythology of the Ancient Egyptians. Every significant religious figure is considered in depth: the primitive gods and Nome-Gods; Ra, the sun god; Thoth and Maat, Amen and Amen-Ra, Aten, Osiris, Isis, the foreign gods, and many others. Also covered are the Underworld, Creation, the Zodiac, and Sacred Animals and Birds. A number of Hieroglyphic texts with translations are included.

The Sea Kings - The Late Norse Kingdoms of Man and the Isles c.1066-1275 (Paperback, New in Paperback): R.Andrew McDonald The Sea Kings - The Late Norse Kingdoms of Man and the Isles c.1066-1275 (Paperback, New in Paperback)
R.Andrew McDonald
R921 R819 Discovery Miles 8 190 Save R102 (11%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The archipelagic kingdoms of Man and the Isles that flourished from the last quarter of the eleventh century down to the middle of the thirteenth century represent two forgotten kingdoms of the medieval British Isles. They were ruled by powerful individuals, with unquestionably regnal status, who interacted in a variety of ways with rulers of surrounding lands and who left their footprint on a wide range of written documents and upon the very landscapes and seascapes of the islands they ruled. Yet British history has tended to overlook these Late Norse maritime empires, which thrived for two centuries on the Atlantic frontiers of Britain. This book represents the first ever overview of both Manx and Hebridean dynasties that dominated Man and the Isles from the late eleventh to the mid-thirteenth centuries. Coverage is broad and is not restricted to politics and warfare. An introductory chapter examines the maritime context of the kingdoms in light of recent work in the field of maritime history, while subsequent chronological and narrative chapters trace the history of the kingdoms from their origins through their maturity to their demise in the thirteenth century. Separate chapters examine the economy and society, church and religion, power and architecture.

From Fetish To God Ancient Egypt (Hardcover, New edition): Budge From Fetish To God Ancient Egypt (Hardcover, New edition)
Budge
R2,342 Discovery Miles 23 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This important work by this famous Egyptologist on a central theme in Egyptian life is of the utmost significance to those who wish to understand ancient Egypt. The present work deals particularly with religion of the predynastic portion of Egyptian history, as well as cults, theological systems, and religions of the dynastic period.

The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (Hardcover, 2nd New edition): George Hart The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (Hardcover, 2nd New edition)
George Hart
R2,871 Discovery Miles 28 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses contains one of the most comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian deities. Now in its second edition, it provides:


  • a new introduction

  • updated entries and four new entries on deities

  • names of the deities as Hieroglyphs

  • a survey of gods and goddesses as they appear in classical literature

  • an expanded chronology and updated bibliography, together with a list of relevant websites

  • drawings of the gods and emblems of each district

  • a map of ancient Egypt and a time chart

Presenting a vivid picture of the complexity and richness of imagery in Egyptian mythology, students studying Ancient Egypt, travelers, visitors to museums and all those interested in mythology will find this an invaluable resource.

Blood and Mistletoe - The History of the Druids in Britain (Paperback): Ronald Hutton Blood and Mistletoe - The History of the Druids in Britain (Paperback)
Ronald Hutton
R626 Discovery Miles 6 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinvent the Druids. Hutton's captivating book is the first to encompass two thousand years of Druid history and to explore the evolution of English, Scottish, and Welsh attitudes toward the forever ambiguous figures of the ancient Celtic world. Druids have been remembered at different times as patriots, scientists, philosophers, or priests; sometimes portrayed as corrupt, bloodthirsty, or ignorant, they were also seen as fomenters of rebellion. Hutton charts how the Druids have been written in and out of history, archaeology, and the public consciousness for some 500 years, with particular focus on the romantic period, when Druids completely dominated notions of British prehistory. Sparkling with legends and images, filled with new perspectives on ancient and modern times, this book is a fascinating cultural study of Druids as catalysts in British history.

The Paganism Reader (Hardcover): Chas Clifton, Graham Harvey The Paganism Reader (Hardcover)
Chas Clifton, Graham Harvey
R3,502 Discovery Miles 35 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Paganism is one of the world's fastest-growing religions, practised in a huge variety of ways. The Paganism Reader provides a definitive collection of key sources in Paganism, ranging from its ancient origins to its twentieth-century reconstruction and revival. Chronologically organized sections include extracts from ancient Greek, Norse and Celtic literature, inspirational texts from the early twentieth-century, writings by leaders of the Pagan revival, and newer perspectives showing the diversity of Paganism today. Witchcraft, nature religion, shamanism and goddess worship are considered, as is the influence of environmental and feminist movements. Fully introduced, with editors' prefaces to all extracts and suggestions for further reading, this comprehensive book is an invaluable guide to Paganism and critical issues in its study.

The Paganism Reader (Paperback, New): Chas Clifton, Graham Harvey The Paganism Reader (Paperback, New)
Chas Clifton, Graham Harvey
R1,200 Discovery Miles 12 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Paganism is one of the world's fastest-growing religions, practised in a huge variety of ways. The Paganism Reader provides a definitive collection of key sources in Paganism, ranging from its ancient origins to its twentieth-century reconstruction and revival. Chronologically organized sections include extracts from ancient Greek, Norse and Celtic literature, inspirational texts from the early twentieth-century, writings by leaders of the Pagan revival, and newer perspectives showing the diversity of Paganism today. Witchcraft, nature religion, shamanism and goddess worship are considered, as is the influence of environmental and feminist movements. Fully introduced, with editors' prefaces to all extracts and suggestions for further reading, this comprehensive book is an invaluable guide to Paganism and critical issues in its study.

Embracing the Witch and the Goddess - Feminist Ritual-Makers in New Zealand (Hardcover): Kathryn Rountree Embracing the Witch and the Goddess - Feminist Ritual-Makers in New Zealand (Hardcover)
Kathryn Rountree
R3,919 Discovery Miles 39 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Approaches to witchcraft 3. Feminists and witches 4. Feminists and the Goddess 5. Researching witches: Becoming enchanted 6. Feminist witchcraft in New Zealand: Origins and development 7. The attraction of witchcraft 8. The attraction of the Goddess: Witches' worldview 9. What witches do 10. Ritual as artefact 11. How magic works 12. Re-membering the witch and the Goddess References

Embracing the Witch and the Goddess - Feminist Ritual-Makers in New Zealand (Paperback): Kathryn Rountree Embracing the Witch and the Goddess - Feminist Ritual-Makers in New Zealand (Paperback)
Kathryn Rountree
R1,615 Discovery Miles 16 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Approaches to witchcraft 3. Feminists and witches 4. Feminists and the Goddess 5. Researching witches: Becoming enchanted 6. Feminist witchcraft in New Zealand: Origins and development 7. The attraction of witchcraft 8. The attraction of the Goddess: Witches' worldview 9. What witches do 10. Ritual as artefact 11. How magic works 12. Re-membering the witch and the Goddess References

Singular Dedications - Founders and Innovators of Private Cults in Classical Greece (Hardcover): Andrea Purvis Singular Dedications - Founders and Innovators of Private Cults in Classical Greece (Hardcover)
Andrea Purvis
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Often ignored in studies of Classical Greek religion, private cults were widespread in the Hellenistic world. Although worshippers in Classical Greece were normally involved in group and civic worship, there is evidence that they could also act outside of these constraints, expressing their piety through the financing and administration of cults they established on their own. Singular Dedications is the first comprehensive study of this phenomenon, examining three case studies that represent the diversity and complexity that characterise ancient Greek religion in the Classical period.

Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion (Paperback, Paperback ed): Matthew Dillon Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion (Paperback, Paperback ed)
Matthew Dillon
R1,210 Discovery Miles 12 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


It has often been thought that participation in fertility rituals was women's most important religious activity in classical Greece. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous other rites and cults, and that their role in Greek religion was actually more important than that of men. Women invoked the gods' help in becoming pregnant, venerated the god of wine, worshipped new and exotic deities, used magic for both erotic and pain-relieving purposes, and far more besides.
Clear and comprehensive, this volume challenges many stereotypes of Greek women and offers unexpected insights into their experience of religion. With more than fifty illustrations, and translated extracts from contemporary texts, this is an essential resource for the study of women and religion in classical Greece.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203621328

Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus (Hardcover): Jennifer R. March Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus (Hardcover)
Jennifer R. March
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Oedipus Tyrannus by the great tragedian Sophocles is one of the most famous works of ancient Greek literature. The play has always been admired for the tight unity of its plot; every bit of every scene counts towards the dramatic effect. The action is concentrated into a single day in Oedipus' life; his heinous crimes of unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother all lie long ago in the past, and now, in the action of this one day, there awaits for him only the discovery of the truth. Oedipus is portrayed as a noble king, deeply devoted to his people and they to him. Proud of his earlier defeat of the Sphinx, he is determined to save his city once again, and he unflinchingly pursues the truth of who he is and what he has done, unaware that it will bring him to disaster. The spectators, familiar with Oedipus' story, wait in horrified suspense for that terrible moment of realisation to arrive. And when it does, Oedipus survives it: he takes full responsibility for what he has done, accepts the grief and the pain, and carries on, remaining indomitable to the end. Sophocles gives no answer as to why Oedipus is made to suffer his tragic fate. He simply shows us how human life is; how even a great and good man can be brought to the utmost misery through no fault of his own. The gods may, for no apparent reason, deal out unbelievable suffering, but humankind can survive it. Jenny March's new facing-page translation brings alive the power and complexities of Sophocles' writing, with a substantial introduction and a detailed commentary.

Profane Egyptologists - The Modern Revival of Ancient Egyptian Religion (Hardcover): Paul Harrison Profane Egyptologists - The Modern Revival of Ancient Egyptian Religion (Hardcover)
Paul Harrison
R3,930 Discovery Miles 39 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is widely believed that the practice of ancient Egyptian religion ceased with the end of pharaonic culture and the rise of Christianity. However, an organised reconstruction and revival of the authentic practice of Egyptian, or Kemetic religion has been growing, almost undocumented, for nearly three decades. Profane Egyptologists is the first in-depth study of the now-global phenomenon of Kemeticism. Presenting key players in their own words, the book utilises extensive interviews to reveal a continuum of beliefs and practices spanning eight years of community growth. The existence of competing visions of Egypt, which employ ancient material and academic resources, questions the position of Egyptology as a gatekeeper of Egypt's past. Exploring these boundaries, the book highlights the politised and economic factors driving the discipline's self-conception. Could an historically self-imposed insular nature have harmed Egyptology as a field, and how could inclusive discussion help guard against further isolationism? Profane Egyptologists is both an Egyptological study of Kemeticism, and a critical study of the discipline of Egyptology itself. It will be of value to scholars and students of archaeology and Egyptology, cultural heritage, religion online, phenomenology, epistemology, pagan studies and ethnography, as well as Kemetics and devotees of Egyptian culture.

A Popular Dictionary of Paganism (Hardcover): Joanne Pearson A Popular Dictionary of Paganism (Hardcover)
Joanne Pearson
R3,897 Discovery Miles 38 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Acknowledgements Intoduction THE DICTONARY Select Biblography

Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion (Hardcover): Matthew Dillon Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion (Hardcover)
Matthew Dillon
R3,949 Discovery Miles 39 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Modern scholars have seen women's most important religious activity in classical Greece as their participation in fertility rituals. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging new study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous rites and cults besides such festivals, and that their role in Greek religion was actually more important than that of men.
Women invoked the gods for help in becoming pregnant, venerated the god of wine, worshipped exotic gods new to the Greek pantheon, used magic and potions for both erotic and pain-relieving purposes - and far more besides. While traditional scholarship has seen such involvement in religion as 'escapist', Dillon's skilful presentation of the evidence proves that this denigrates women's religiosity, and the real importance which they attached to their mediation with the divine.

Magic in the Roman World - Pagans, Jews and Christians (Hardcover): Naomi Janowitz Magic in the Roman World - Pagans, Jews and Christians (Hardcover)
Naomi Janowitz
R3,908 Discovery Miles 39 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for other people's rituals. Professor Janowitz shows that 'magical' activities were integral to late antique religious practice, and that they must be understood from the perspective of those who employed them.

Magic in the Roman World - Pagans, Jews and Christians (Paperback): Naomi Janowitz Magic in the Roman World - Pagans, Jews and Christians (Paperback)
Naomi Janowitz
R1,169 Discovery Miles 11 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for other people's rituals. Professor Janowitz shows that 'magical' activities were integral to late antique religious practice, and that they must be understood from the perspective of those who employed them.

The 'Soul' of the Primitive (Paperback): Lucien L evy-Bruhl The 'Soul' of the Primitive (Paperback)
Lucien L evy-Bruhl
R1,151 Discovery Miles 11 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The object of this book, first published in 1928, is a study of the ways in which those who were once called 'primitives' conceive of their own individuality. The author inquires into the notions they possess of their life-principle, their soul, and their personality, often encountering that many peoples only had 'pre-notions' of such concepts.

Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art - Women, Agency, and the Trojan War (Hardcover): Anthony F. Mangieri Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art - Women, Agency, and the Trojan War (Hardcover)
Anthony F. Mangieri
R3,926 Discovery Miles 39 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Trojan War begins and ends with the sacrifice of a virgin princess. The gruesome killing of a woman must have captivated ancient people because the myth of the sacrificial virgin resonates powerfully in the arts of ancient Greece and Rome. Most scholars agree that the Greeks and Romans did not practice human sacrifice, so why then do the myths of virgin sacrifice appear persistently in art and literature for over a millennium? Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art: Women, Agency, and the Trojan War seeks to answer this question. This book tells the stories of the sacrificial maidens in order to help the reader discover the meanings bound up in these myths for historical people. In exploring the representations of Iphigeneia and Polyxena in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art, this book offers a broader cultural history that reveals what people in the ancient world were seeking in these stories. The result is an interdisciplinary study that offers new interpretations on the meaning of the sacrificial virgin as a cultural and ideological construction. This is the first book-length study of virgin sacrifice in ancient art and the first to provide an interpretive framework within which to understand its imagery.

Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World - Philosophers, Jews and Christians (Paperback, New): H. Greg Snyder Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World - Philosophers, Jews and Christians (Paperback, New)
H. Greg Snyder
R1,254 Discovery Miles 12 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world. H. Gregory Snyder synthesises a wide range of ancient evidence and modern scholarship to address such questions as how the literary practices of Jews and Christians compared to the literary practices of the philosophical schools and whether Christians were particularly noteworthy for their attatchment to scripture.
Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World will be of interest to students of classics, ancient history, the early Christian world and Jewish studies.

Reading the Sacred Scriptures - From Oral Tradition to Written Documents and their Reception (Paperback): Fiachra Long, Siobhan... Reading the Sacred Scriptures - From Oral Tradition to Written Documents and their Reception (Paperback)
Fiachra Long, Siobhan Dowling Long
R1,184 Discovery Miles 11 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Reading the Sacred Scriptures: From Oral Tradition to Written Documents and their Reception examines how the scriptures came to be written and how their authority has been constructed and reinforced over time. Highlighting the measures taken to safeguard the stability of oral accounts, this book demonstrates the care of religious communities to maintain with reverence their assembled parchments and scrolls. Written by leading experts in their fields, this collection chronicles the development of the scriptures from oral tradition to written documents and their reception. It features notable essays on the scriptures of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Confucianism, Daoism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Shinto, and Baha'i. This book will fascinate anyone interested in the belief systems of the featured religions. It offers an ideal starting point from which undergraduate and postgraduate religious studies students, teachers and lecturers can explore religious traditions from their historical beginnings.

Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World - Philosophers, Jews and Christians (Hardcover): H. Greg Snyder Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World - Philosophers, Jews and Christians (Hardcover)
H. Greg Snyder
R3,933 Discovery Miles 39 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world. H. Gregory Snyder synthesises a wide range of ancient evidence and modern scholarship to address such questions as how the literary practices of Jews and Christians compared to the literary practices of the philosophical schools and whether Christians were particularly noteworthy for their attatchment to scripture.
Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World will be of interest to students of classics, ancient history, the early Christian world and Jewish studies.

eBook available with sample pages: 020346253X

Light from the East - Being Letters on Gnanam, The Divine Knowledge (Paperback): Hon. P. Arunachalam Light from the East - Being Letters on Gnanam, The Divine Knowledge (Paperback)
Hon. P. Arunachalam; Edited by Edward Carpenter
R1,022 Discovery Miles 10 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Light from the East collates letters between Hon. P. Arunachalam of the legislative council of Ceylon and Edward Carpenter, which expand on issues of the Gnanam or divine knowledge. Carpenter edited these letters for publication in 1927 as well as writing additional articles on issues such as desire, birth control and bisexuality in relation to the customs of Ceylon and religious laws of Hinduism to give the reader a broad insight into the religion. This title will be of interest to students of sociology, anthropology and religious studies.

Celtic Parables (Hardcover, New edition): Robert Van De Weyer Celtic Parables (Hardcover, New edition)
Robert Van De Weyer
R202 R113 Discovery Miles 1 130 Save R89 (44%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The parables contained in this book focus on the Celtic spirit, covering themes that include love and hate, wisdom and folly and life and death. The examples are drawn from Victorian books and offer a new angle on established Celtic themes.

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