A different god?: Dionysos and Ancient Polytheism
Renate Schlesier
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English German |
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Berlin
De Gruyter
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dionysus Deity
/ Polytheism
/ Mythology
B Dionysus / Reception / History |
| Further subjects: | B
Polytheism
B Classical antiquity B Religion B Antiquity B Greece / Ancient / HISTORY B Conference program 2009 (Berlin) B Dionysus Deity |
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Druckausg.: 978-3-11-022235-7 |
| Summary: | Renate Schlesier 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 |
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| ISBN: | 3110222353 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110222357 |