"Bremmer's goal is to present a picture of the historical development of beliefs regarding the soul in ancient Greece. He begins with the archaic age and Homeric epics, where the psyche is a 'free' soul which belongs to an individual and can leave the body -- in dreams, swoons, …
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"This anthropological work thoroughly illustrates the novel synthesis of Christian religion and New Age spirituality in Greece. It challenges the single-faith approach that traditionally ties southern European countries to Christianity and focuses on how processes of globalizati…
"This anthropological work thoroughly illustrates the novel synthesis of Christian religion and New Age spirituality in Greece. It challenges the single-faith approach that traditionally ties southern European countries to Christianity and focuses on how processes of globalizati…
"This anthropological work thoroughly illustrates the novel synthesis of Christian religion and New Age spirituality in Greece. It challenges the single-faith approach that traditionally ties southern European countries to Christianity and focuses on how processes of globalizati…
1. Introduction -- 2. The New Age of Greek Religiosity: Orthodox Christianity and Beyond -- 3. Matiasma : the Energetic Interplay of Senses and Emotions -- 4. Ksematiasma : Healing, Power, Performance -- 5. Creative Syntheses through Material Culture: the Evil Eye in the Spiritu…
"This anthropological work thoroughly illustrates the novel synthesis of Christian religion and New Age spirituality in Greece. It challenges the single-faith approach that traditionally ties southern European countries to Christianity and focuses on how processes of globalizati…
"This anthropological work thoroughly illustrates the novel synthesis of Christian religion and New Age spirituality in Greece. It challenges the single-faith approach that traditionally ties southern European countries to Christianity and focuses on how processes of globalizati…
Rhetoric and religion in ancient Greece and Rome
by Harris, Edward M., Shannon-Henderson, Kelly E., Mueller, Hans-Friedrich, Papaioannou, Sophia, Serafim, Andreas, Demetriou, Kyriakos, Furley, William, Liotsakis, Vasileios, Filonik, Jakub, Degelmann, Christopher, Holland, Glenn, Keramida, Despina, Melidis, Konstantinos, Patzelt, Maik, Sarischouli, Panagiota
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It is perhaps a truism to note that ancient religion and rhetoric were closely intertwined in Greek and Roman antiquity. Religion is embedded in socio-political, legal and cultural institutions and structures, while also being influenced, or even determined, by them. Rhetoric is…
This book deals with the changing nature of the goddess Ishtar/Astarte/Aphrodite, who was widely revered in the ancient West Asia and the Mediterranean world and was known by different names. Although the three names are often closely related, their mutual relation has not yet b…
This book deals with the changing nature of the goddess Ishtar - Astarte - Aphrodite, who was widely revered in the ancient West Asia and the Mediterranean world and was known by different names. Although the three names are often closely related, their mutual relation has not y…
