"This collection gives an overview of how animals feature in different areas of the ancient Greek religious experience, in belief and practices, the literary and material evidence, reality and representation. An international team of contributors illuminate the triangular symbol…
The interpretation of early religious sites has hitherto been undertaken on a largely subjective basis, without any coherent body of interpretative theory. The opportunity of tackling some of these problems was offered by the excavation of a sanctuary (1360-1100 BC) at Phylakopi…
This book investigates Hellenistic popular religion through an interdisciplinary study of figurines of Egyptian deities from Delos. The results offer a new perspective on Hellenistic reinterpretations of Egyptian religion, as well as the relationship between "popular" and "offic…
