The nineteenth century is a key period in the history of the interpretation of the Greek gods. The Greek Gods in Modern Scholarship examines how German and British scholars of the time drew on philology, archaeology, comparative mythology, anthropology, or sociology to advance radically different theories on the Greek gods and their origins. For some, they had been personifications of natural elements, for others, they had begun as universal gods like the Christian god, yet for others, they went back to totems or were projections of group unity. The volume discusses the views of both well-known figures like K. O. Muller (1797-1840), or Jane Harrison (1850-1928), and of forgotten, but important, scholars like F. G. Welcker (1784-1868). It explores the underlying assumptions and agendas of the rival theories in the light of their intellectual and cultural context, laying stress on how they were connected to broader contemporary debates over fundamental questions such as the origins and nature of religion, or the relation between Western culture and the 'Orient'. It also considers the impact of theories from this period on twentieth- and twenty-first-century scholarship on Greek religion and draws implications for the study of the Greek gods today.

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Lucidly written by a leading biblical scholar, this balanced, engaging,and up-to date introduction to the Hebrew scriptures distills the best ofcurrent scholarship. Employing the narrative chronology of the Bible itself andthe history of the ancient Near East as a framework, author Michael Coogancovers all the books of the Hebrew Bible, along with the deuterocanonical booksincluded in the Bible used by many Christians. He treats every book of the canonwith careful attention to its historical context, its particular genre, and itsdistinctive features. Dealing in detail with ancient Near Eastern sources andarchaeological data, Coogan works from a primarily historical and criticalmethodology but also introduces readers to literary analysis and otherinterpretive strategies, especially current ones. The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the HebrewScriptures is enhanced by a glossary, timelines, photos, illustrations, maps,and a four-color insert on Jerusalem in biblical times. Strategically placedboxes address issues that often puzzle readers of the Bible, provide models ofinterpretation of particular texts, and discuss their significance for Judaismand Christianity. Each chapter includes key terms, questions for review anddiscussion, and suggestions for further reading. Providing a non-denominationaland non-doctrinal treatment, The Old Testament is accessible to students of allbackgrounds. It offers a unique and captivating introduction to the Hebrewscriptures themselves and to how they have been--and can be--interpreted.

Steiner depicts here the deep realities of the spiritual life of the Greeks and the deeds of their gods, as well as the Eleusinian and Dionysian Mysteries. He shows how the same living reality of the spiritual world can be reawakened today in a modern form through spiritual science due to the incarnation of Christ at the time of the Greek culture.

Michael Janda: The Religion of the Indo-EuropeansGregory E. Areshian: Cyclopes from the Land of the Eagle: The Anatolian Background of Odyssey 9 and the Greek Myths Concerning the CyclopesHannes A. Fellner: On the Developments of Labiovelars in TocharianJens Elmeg'rd Rasmussen: Some Further Laryngeals Revealed by the Rigvedic MetricsIlya Yakubovich: Prehistoric Contacts between Hittite and Luvian: The Case of Reflexive PronounsRanko Matasovic: Collective in Proto-Indo-EuropeanBirgit Olsen: Some Formal Peculiarities of Germanic n-Stem AbstractsChiara Gianollo: Tracing the Value of Syntactic Parameters in Ancient Languages: The Latin Nominal PhraseMartin E. Huld: Indo-European `hawthorns?Jay Fisher: Speaking in Tongues: Collocations of Word and Deed in Proto-Indo-EuropeanLisi Oliver: Lex Talionis in Barbarian LawKatheryn Linduff and Mandy Jui-man Wu: The Construction of Identity: Remaining Sogdian in Eastern Asia in the 6th CenturyIndex.