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In the last decades there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between Greek religion andamp; culture and the Ancient Near East. This challenging book contributes greatly to this interest by studying the Near Eastern background of important Greek myths, such as those of the creation of the world and the first woman, the Flood, the Golden Fleece, the Titans and travelling seers, but also of the births of Attis and Asclepius as well as the origins of the terms ‘paradise’ and ‘magic’. It also shows that, in turn, Greek literature influenced Jewish stories of divine epiphanies and that the Greek scapegoat myths and rituals contributed to the central Christian notion of atonement.

Bible stories. --- Mythology, Greek --- Mythology, Greek. --- Mythology, Middle Eastern --- Mythology, Middle Eastern. --- Influence. --- Greece --- Middle East --- Civilization. --- -Mythology, Middle Eastern. --- -Bible stories. --- 292.1 --- 22.08*9 --- Middle Eastern mythology --- Mythology, Oriental --- Oriental mythology --- Greek mythology --- 22.08*9 Bijbelse theologie: relatie met het hellenisme --- Bijbelse theologie: relatie met het hellenisme --- 292.1 Godsdiensten van de Grieken --- Godsdiensten van de Grieken --- Mythologie grecque --- Mythologie moyen-orientale --- Récits bibliques --- Influence --- Grèce --- Moyen-Orient --- Civilisation --- Bible stories --- Religion grecque --- Relations --- Religions orientales --- Et la Bible

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*and widows who had to become prostitutes to stay alive. Between Poverty and the Pyre examines the history of the experience of widowhood across different cultures. It brings together a collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and philologists. The book shows how difficult it is to define the 'typical' widow, as the experiences of these women have differed so widely, not simply because of their different time periods and locations, but also becuase of their varying legal and religious status and economic conditions. *Hindu wives who followed their husbands to the pyre The book also explores Jesus's interest in widows and the experience of some well-known widows, such as Mohammed's first wife. [publisher's description] The study is diverse with subjects ranging from: *widows who were burned as witches

Widowhood --- Life cycle, Human. --- Human life cycle --- Life stages, Human --- Lifecycle, Human --- Human growth --- Life cycles (Biology) --- Maturation (Psychology) --- Developmental psychology --- Life cycle, Human --- History&delete& --- Cross-cultural studies --- ro: ed. by --- History --- Cross-cultural studies. --- Widowhood - History - Cross-cultural studies. --- VEUVES --- FEMMES --- MARIAGE --- CONDITIONS SOCIALES --- HISTOIRE

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This volume in honour of Jan N. Bremmer contains the contributions of numerous students, colleagues, and friends offered to him on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Throughout his career, Bremmer has distinguished himself as an internationally renowned scholar of religion both past and present, including first and foremost Greek and Roman religion, but also early Christianity and post-classical developments in religion and spirituality. In line with these three main areas of Bremmer’s research, the volume is divided into three parts, bringing together contributions from distinguished scholars in many fields. The result is a diverse book which provides a broad spectrum of original ideas and innovative approaches in the history of religions, thus reflecting the nature of the scholarship of Bremmer himself.

Myth --- Mythology --- Christianity --- Christianity and other religions --- Judaism --- Religion --- Civilization, Modern --- Origin --- Relations --- History --- Civilization, Modern. --- Myth. --- Mythology. --- Judaism. --- Origin. --- Christianity. --- History. --- 2 <09> --- 2 <082> --- 2 <082> Godsdienst. Theologie--Feestbundels. Festschriften --- Godsdienst. Theologie--Feestbundels. Festschriften --- 2 <09> Godsdienst. Theologie--Geschiedenis van ... --- Godsdienst. Theologie--Geschiedenis van ... --- Modern civilization --- Modernity --- Civilization --- Renaissance --- Religious history --- Brotherhood Week --- Church --- Myths --- Legends --- Religions --- Folklore --- Gods --- Demythologization --- God --- Foundation --- Festschrift - Libri Amicorum --- Jews --- Semites --- Relations&delete& --- Godsdienst. Theologie--Geschiedenis van .. --- Godsdienst. Theologie--Geschiedenis van --- Christianity - Origin --- Christianity and other religions - Judaism --- Judaism - Relations - Christianity --- Religion - History

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There is hardly a more controversial issue in the study of ancient religion than Orphism. More than two centuries of debate have not closed the subject, since new evidence and divergent approaches have kept appearing regularly. This volume sheds light on the most relevant pieces of evidence for ancient Orphism, collected in the recent edition by Alberto Bernabé. It contains 65 short new studies on Orphic fragments by leading international scholars who comment one of the most controversial phenomena in Antiquity from a plurality of perspectives. Readers will acquire a global vision of the multiple dimensions of the Orphic tradition, as well as many new insights into particular Orphic fragments.

Dionysia. --- Orphic mysteries --- Orphism --- Cults --- Dionysos. --- Greek Literature. --- Greek Philosophy. --- Greek Religion. --- Orphism. --- Orphisme --- Mélanges et hommages