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21. Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion

    By Matthew Dillon

    It has often been thought that participation in fertility rituals was women's most important religious activity in classical Greece. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous other rites and cults, and that their role in Greek religion was actually more...

    Published April 30th 2003 by Routledge
22. Greek Mysteries

    The Archaeology of Ancient Greek Secret Cults

    Edited by Michael B. Cosmopoulos

    Written by an international team of acknowledged experts, this excellent book studies a wide range of contributions and showcases new research on the archaeology, ritual and history of Greek mystery cults. With a lack of written evidence that exists for the mysteries, archaeology has proved central...

    Published October 30th 2002 by Routledge
23. Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity

    A Sourcebook

    By A.D.(Doug) Lee

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    In this book A.D. Lee charts the rise to dominance of Christianity in the Roman empire. Using translated texts he explains the fortunes of both Pagans and Christians from the upheavals of the 3rd Century to the increasingly tumultuous times of the 5th and 6th centuries.The book also examines...

    Published August 16th 2000 by Routledge
24. Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World

    Philosophers, Jews and Christians

    By H. Greg Snyder

    Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

    Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world. H. Gregory Snyder synthesizes a wide range of ancient evidence and modern scholarship to address such questions as how the...

    Published June 7th 2000 by Routledge
25. Greek Sanctuaries

    New Approaches

    Edited by Robin Hagg, Nanno Marinatos

    Published June 28th 1995 by Routledge
26. The Formation Of Hell

    Death And Retribution In The Ancient And Early Christian Worlds

    By Alan Bernstein

    From the author of "The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity", this book examines a central theme in Western Culture: The Centuries-Old Notion Of Hell - Exile From God, Subjection To fire, worms and darkness. In this study, Alan Bernstein investigates just How And Why...

    Published December 15th 1993 by Routledge