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Using archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources; and
incorporating current scholarly theories, this volume will serve as
an excellent companion to any introduction to Greek mythology,
showing a side of the Greek gods to which most students are rarely
exposed. Detailed enough to be used as a quick reference tool or
text, and providing a readable account focusing on the oldest, most
widespread, and most interesting religious practices of the ancient
Greek world in the Archaic and Classical periods, Ancient Greek
Cults surveys ancient Greek religion through the cults of its gods
and goddesses, heroes and heroines. Jennifer Larson conveniently
summarizes a vast amount of material in many languages, normally
inaccessible to undergrad students, and explores, in detail, the
variety of cults celebrated by the Greeks, how these cults differed
geographically, and how each deity was conceptualized in local cult
titles and rituals. Including an introductory chapter on sources
and methods, and suggestions for further reading this book will
allow readers to gain a fresh perspective on Greek religion.
The collection features essays that examine how authors of the 20th
and 21st centuries continue the use of sentimental forms and tropes
of 19th century literature. Current literary and cultural critical
consensus seems to maintain that Americans engaged in a
turn-of-the-century refutation of the sentimental mode; however,
the analysis in these essays of 20th and 21st century narratives
reveals ongoing use of sentimental expression that draws upon its
ability to instruct and influence readers through their emotions.
While these later narratives employ aspects of the sentimental
mode, many of them also engage in a critique of the failures of the
sentimental, deconstructing 19th century perspectives on race,
class and gender and the ways they are promoted by sentimental
ideals.
Contemporary African American dramatists such as Amiri Baraka,
James Baldwin, August Wilson, and Suzan-Lori Parks as well as
Lorraine Hansberry, Alice Childress, and Pearl Cleage find their
creative inspiration in historical events from slavery to the civil
rights movement. From the Emmett Till-inspired character in
Baldwin's Blues for Mister Charlie to Parks's recreation of Lincoln
and Booth, these playwrights show that history is the mirror that
shapes the identities of African American writers and characters.
Understanding Greek Religion is one of the first attempts to fully
examine any religion from a cognitivist perspective, applying
methods and findings from the cognitive science of religion to the
ancient Greek world. In this book, Jennifer Larson shows that many
of the fundamentals of Greek religion, such as anthropomorphic
gods, divinatory procedures, purity beliefs, reciprocity, and
sympathetic magic arise naturally as by-products of normal human
cognition. Drawing on evidence from across the ancient Greek world,
Larson provides detailed coverage of Greek theology and local
pantheons, rituals including processions, animal sacrifice and
choral dance, and afterlife beliefs as they were expressed through
hero worship and mystery cults. Eighteen in-depth essays illustrate
the theoretical discussion with primary sources and include case
studies of key cult inscriptions from Kyrene, Kos, and Miletos.
This volume features maps, tables, and over twenty images to
support and expand on the text, and will provide conceptual tools
for understanding the actions and beliefs that constitute a
religion. Additionally, Larson offers the first detailed discussion
of cognition and memory in the transmission of Greek religious
beliefs and rituals, as well as a glossary of terms and a
bibliographical essay on the cognitive science of religion.
Understanding Greek Religion is an essential resource for both
undergraduate and postgraduate students of Greek culture and
ancient Mediterranean religions.
Understanding Greek Religion is one of the first attempts to fully
examine any religion from a cognitivist perspective, applying
methods and findings from the cognitive science of religion to the
ancient Greek world. In this book, Jennifer Larson shows that many
of the fundamentals of Greek religion, such as anthropomorphic
gods, divinatory procedures, purity beliefs, reciprocity, and
sympathetic magic arise naturally as by-products of normal human
cognition. Drawing on evidence from across the ancient Greek world,
Larson provides detailed coverage of Greek theology and local
pantheons, rituals including processions, animal sacrifice and
choral dance, and afterlife beliefs as they were expressed through
hero worship and mystery cults. Eighteen in-depth essays illustrate
the theoretical discussion with primary sources and include case
studies of key cult inscriptions from Kyrene, Kos, and Miletos.
This volume features maps, tables, and over twenty images to
support and expand on the text, and will provide conceptual tools
for understanding the actions and beliefs that constitute a
religion. Additionally, Larson offers the first detailed discussion
of cognition and memory in the transmission of Greek religious
beliefs and rituals, as well as a glossary of terms and a
bibliographical essay on the cognitive science of religion.
Understanding Greek Religion is an essential resource for both
undergraduate and postgraduate students of Greek culture and
ancient Mediterranean religions.
A celebration of the beauty and power of crochet - specifically,
the life-changing benefits this fibre art has brought to one
extraordinary boy, 11-year-old crochet prodigy, Jonah Larson. PART
ONE: Jonah shares his life story, including details about his
adoption, behaviour struggles in school, and the role that crochet
has played in his life. PART TWO: Jonah defines crochet, introduces
fibre art friends from around the world, and invites readers to
"crochet away" with him - exclusive pattern included. Since "going
viral" early this year, Jonah has been credited for lighting the
crochet community on fire, and he has grown his social media
following substantially. His Instagram page has nearly 200,000
followers. The continued national and international media
attention, including an appearance on the Today Show, a spot in
Oprah Magazine, feature stories in major crochet magazines in the
US and UK, and interviews by television stations in Australia and
Germany, has allowed Jonah to expand his business and "give back"
in an even bigger way. To date, he has raised close to $20,000
through Go Fund Me for an organisation doing charitable work in the
region of Ethiopia where he was born.
This basic introduction to buying and selling explains the
different roles consumers and producers play in an economic system.
It then explains the basics of a market, including pricing, cost
and benefit, trading or bartering, and the role of supply and
demand.
Since the publication of Foucault's History of Sexuality the volume
of Classical scholarship on gender, sexuality and the body has
steadily increased in tandem with the expansion of these topics in
other areas of the Humanities. This volume will provide readers
with a substantial selection of primary sources documenting
sexualities, sexual behaviors, and perceptions of sex, sexuality,
gender, and the body among people in the ancient Greco-Roman world.
The coverage will begin with Homer in the eighth century BCE and
will focus most heavily on Classical Greece and Rome from the
Republic to the early Empire, though sources reflecting societal
changes in later antiquity and a selection of Jewish and Christian
readings will also be included. Authors will include Hippocrates,
Plato, Aristotle, Galen, Ovid and Plutarch, with each chapter
including one or two substantial 'focal' readings. The materials
will include poetry, history, oratory, medical and philosophical
writings, letters, and inscriptions, both public and private.
Since the publication of Foucault's History of Sexuality the volume
of Classical scholarship on gender, sexuality and the body has
steadily increased in tandem with the expansion of these topics in
other areas of the Humanities. This volume will provide readers
with a substantial selection of primary sources documenting
sexualities, sexual behaviors, and perceptions of sex, sexuality,
gender, and the body among people in the ancient Greco-Roman world.
The coverage will begin with Homer in the eighth century BCE and
will focus most heavily on Classical Greece and Rome from the
Republic to the early Empire, though sources reflecting societal
changes in later antiquity and a selection of Jewish and Christian
readings will also be included. Authors will include Hippocrates,
Plato, Aristotle, Galen, Ovid and Plutarch, with each chapter
including one or two substantial 'focal' readings. The materials
will include poetry, history, oratory, medical and philosophical
writings, letters, and inscriptions, both public and private.
Invasion by non-indigenous plants is widely considered to be a
primary threat to species diversity and ecosystem function.
Ecosystem changes resulting from these invasions may negatively
impact native plant communities as a whole, as well as rare and
endangered species. This report explores existing reports on rare
plant locations in Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
(MISS), and Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN). No rare
plant surveys were performed for this study. In addition, we
performed invasive plant surveys on several species considered
"target" species of concern at each park. Common buckthorn (Rhamnus
cathartica L.) was the most commonly found invasive species. Of the
68 plots sampled in MISS, 53 had at least one invasive species
present, and of the 136 plots sampled in SACN, 128 had at least one
invasive species present. While this was not an exhaustive attempt
to survey all invasive infestations, this study can serve as a
template for future surveys and to emphasize the importance of
continuity to allow compilation and comparison of data across
parks.
Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore is the first comprehensive study of the nymph in the ancient Greek world. This well-illustrated book examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer through the Hellenistic period. The book includes a survey of the evidence for myths and cults of the nymphs arranged by geographical region, as well as a special section on the worship of nymphs in caves throughout the Greek world.
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