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The Ancient Roman Afterlife
Di Manes, Belief, and the Cult of the Dead
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 9781477320204
Pub Date: April 28th, 2020
Format: Hardcover
300 Pages
Restoring the manes, or deified dead of Rome, to their dominant place in the Roman afterlife, this book offers a comprehensive study of the manes, their worship, and their place in Roman conceptions of their society.
Kinship Myth in Ancient Greece
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 9780292737501
Pub Date: December 1st, 2010
Format: Paperback
271 Pages
This examination of the use of ancestor myths in ancient Greece enriches the dialogue on how societies often use myth to construct political, social, and cultural identities and alliances.
Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 9780292723542
Pub Date: August 1st, 2009
Format: Paperback
390 Pages
An anthology of important discoveries exploring the “mystery religions” of the classical world.
Princess, Priestess, Poet
The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna
Price: $32.95
ISBN: 9780292723535
Pub Date: August 1st, 2009
Format: Paperback
336 Pages
The first collection of original translations of all forty-two temple hymns of Enheduanna, the world’s earliest known writer.
Vestal Virgins, Sibyls, and Matrons
Women in Roman Religion
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9780292716940
Pub Date: January 15th, 2008
Format: Paperback
220 Pages
A sweeping overview of Roman women’s roles and functions in religion and, by extension, in Rome’s history and culture from the republic through the empire.
Etruscan Myths
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 9780292706064
Pub Date: June 1st, 2006
Format: Paperback
80 Pages
An introduction to the world of the Etruscans and their mythology, plentifully illustrated from the vast collection of the British Museum and other international museums.
The Religion of the Etruscans
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 9780292721463
Pub Date: February 1st, 2006
Format: Paperback
239 Pages
A major, first-time-in-English overview of Etruscan religion, which was the distinguishing characteristic of this ancient Italian civilization.
Hindu Myths
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 9780292702332
Pub Date: December 15th, 2003
Format: Paperback
80 Pages
Retold here in their colorful and dramatic splendor, the Hindu myths touch on the key narrative themes of creation, preservation, destruction, delusion, and the bestowal of grace.
Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart
Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 9780292752429
Pub Date: February 1st, 2001
Format: Paperback
245 Pages
Translations of the oldest written literature to have a known author: the Inanna poems by the Sumerian high priestess Enheduanna.
The Roman Goddess Ceres
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9780292776937
Pub Date: December 1st, 1995
Format: Paperback
308 Pages
In this thematic study of the Roman goddess Ceres, Barbette Spaeth explores the rich complexity of meanings and functions that grew up around the goddess from the prehistoric period to the Late Roman Empire.
The Ancient Roman Afterlife
Di Manes, Belief, and the Cult of the Dead
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 9781477320204
Pub Date: April 28th, 2020
Format: Hardcover
300 Pages
Kinship Myth in Ancient Greece
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 9780292737501
Pub Date: December 1st, 2010
Format: Paperback
271 Pages
Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 9780292723542
Pub Date: August 1st, 2009
Format: Paperback
390 Pages
Princess, Priestess, Poet
The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna
Price: $32.95
ISBN: 9780292723535
Pub Date: August 1st, 2009
Format: Paperback
336 Pages
Vestal Virgins, Sibyls, and Matrons
Women in Roman Religion
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9780292716940
Pub Date: January 15th, 2008
Format: Paperback
220 Pages
Etruscan Myths
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 9780292706064
Pub Date: June 1st, 2006
Format: Paperback
80 Pages
The Religion of the Etruscans
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 9780292721463
Pub Date: February 1st, 2006
Format: Paperback
239 Pages
Hindu Myths
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 9780292702332
Pub Date: December 15th, 2003
Format: Paperback
80 Pages
Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart
Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 9780292752429
Pub Date: February 1st, 2001
Format: Paperback
245 Pages
The Roman Goddess Ceres
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9780292776937
Pub Date: December 1st, 1995
Format: Paperback
308 Pages