HIST 218: Women and War in the Ancient World (HC)

Covers multiple aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical, and into the hellenistic period. Each scholarly essay reflects contemporary scholarship. All the contributions place an emphasis on lived religious experiences. Myth is considered alongside religion throughout. If you prefer a print copy, please check Tripod.

Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of ancient Greek religious beliefs and rituals through a rich collection of ancient source readings. Chapters cover such topics as ancient magic, mystery cults, divination, and festivals.

Through an exploration of portable or relatively small-scale art forms--vases, figurines, gems, plaques--Tyler Jo Smith focuses on the visual and material evidence for religious life and customs in Archaic and Classical Greece (sixth to fourth centuries BC). Religion is viewed here as a dynamic performative act, as an expression of connectivity, and as a mechanism of communication.

Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum (ThesCRA) is a major multi-volume reference on all known aspects of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cults and rituals. Providing both a sweeping overview and in-depth investigation, ThesCRA covers the period from the Homeric era (1000 B.C.) to late Roman times (A.D. 400).