The myth of sacred prostitution in antiquity
Introduction -- The ancient Near Eastern data -- The so-called "evidence" -- Herodotos -- Mylitta and Mulissu -- In the footsteps of Herodotos : Lucian and "Jeremiah" -- Pindar fragment 122 -- Strabo, confused and misunderstood -- Klearkhos, Justinus, and Valerius Maximus -- Arch...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge University Press
2008
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In: | Year: 2008 |
Edition: | 1. publ. |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ancient Orient
/ Greece (Antiquity)
/ Roman Empire
/ Temple prostitution
/ Religion
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Further subjects: | B
Literature, Ancient
History and criticism
B Prostitution History To 1500 B Prostitution Historiography B Prostitution History To 1500 B Prostitution Religious aspects |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Publisher description Table of contents only |
Summary: | Introduction -- The ancient Near Eastern data -- The so-called "evidence" -- Herodotos -- Mylitta and Mulissu -- In the footsteps of Herodotos : Lucian and "Jeremiah" -- Pindar fragment 122 -- Strabo, confused and misunderstood -- Klearkhos, Justinus, and Valerius Maximus -- Archaeological "evidence" from Italy -- The early Christian rhetoric -- Last myths |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0521880904 |