Herakles Inside and Outside the Church: from the first Apologists
to the Quattrocento explores the reception of the ancient Greek
hero Herakles (the Roman Hercules) in the predominantly Christian
cultures which succeeded classical antiquity in Europe. Each
chapter takes a particular literary or visual incarnation,
grappling with the question of the hero's significance within the
early Church, in less formal contexts, and beyond Christendom in
his unexpected role as Buddha's companion in Gandharan art. The
volume is one of four to be published in the Metaforms series
examining the extraordinarily persistent role of Herakles-Hercules
in western culture up to the present day, drawing together scholars
from a range of disciplines to offer a unique insight into the
hero's perennial appeal.
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