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A different god? : Dionysos and ancient polytheism /

Within modern frameworks of knowledge and representation, Dionysos often appears to be atypical for ancient culture, an exception within the context of ancient polytheism, or even an instance of a difference that anticipates modernism. How can recent research contribute to a more precise understandi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schlesier, Renate, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Boston ; Berlin : De Gruyter, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Within modern frameworks of knowledge and representation, Dionysos often appears to be atypical for ancient culture, an exception within the context of ancient polytheism, or even an instance of a difference that anticipates modernism. How can recent research contribute to a more precise understanding of the diverse transformations of the ancient god, from Greek antiquity to the Roman Empire? In this volume, which is the result of an international conference held in March 2009 at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, scholars from all branches of classical studies, including history of scholarship, cons.
Notas:Papers presented at an international conference held in March 2009 at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 667 pages, lxviii pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783110222357
3110222353