The Cults of the Greek States

By:

Lewis Richard Farnell

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Classics

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Lewis Richard Farnell's five-volume The Cults of the Greek States, first published between 1896 and 1909, disentangles classical Greek mythology and religion, since the latter had often been overlooked by nineteenth-century English scholars. Farnell describes the cults of the most significant Greek gods in order to establish their zones of influence, and outlines the personality, monuments, and ideal types associated with each deity. He also resolutely avoids the question of divine origins and focuses instead on the culture surrounding each cult, a position which initially drew some criticism, but which allowed him more space to analyse the religious practices themselves. Written to facilitate a comparative approach to Greek gods, his work is still regularly cited today for its impressive collection of data about the worship of the most popular deities. Volume 2 focuses on the cults of Artemis, Adrasteia, Hekate, Eileithyia, and Aphrodite.

Release date NZ

July 15th, 2010

Author

Lewis Richard Farnell

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

34 Plates, black and white

Pages

412

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Classics

Dimensions

23x216x140

ISBN-13

9781108015448

Product ID

7934658

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