This volume brings together articles on the cult of the mother-goddess Cybele and her consort Attis, from the emergence of the religion in Anatolia through its expansion into Greece and Italy...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:442
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ISBN:9789004092662
This is the first of a two-volume collection of studies in inconsistencies in Greek and Roman religion. Their common aim is to argue for the historical relevance of various types of ambiguity and dissonance...more details Format:Paperback Pages:267
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ISBN:9789004116764
This volume contains a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are authored by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:470
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RB van den Broek;HJW Drijvers;HS Versnel
ISBN:9789004099388
The focus of this volume is the editio princeps of Papyrus Chester Beatty XVI: "The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres", composed in Greek, perhaps as early as the first century. Full commentary accompanies the edited text.;An introductory section discusses the numerous references to the two magicians...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:349