Ancient Religions & Mythologies

This volume provides a guide to research in the field of Greek Myth, introducing the main questions, theories and methods related to the study of G...

How should one write a history of Ancient Israel? In the last few decades, a lively discussion has taken place on the historiography of ancient Isr...

In the course of the last two decades, both the historical reconstruction of the Iron IIron IIA period in Israel and Judah and the literary-histori...

This volume honors Ran Zadok's work by focusing on his sustained interest in Mesopotamian social history. It brings together a rich array of schol...

This open access book is the first in a groundbreaking series making Babylonian literature accessible. It presents Enuma Elish in transcription and...

A modern-day bard. Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles Shaw has so much wisdom and knowledge about the old stories, it emana...

In this Oxford Guide to Film Musicals, renowned author Geoffrey Block introduces scholars, students, and general readers to a remarkable musical fi...

In this Oxford Guide to Film Musicals, renowned author Geoffrey Block introduces scholars, students, and general readers to a remarkable musical fi...

Celebrate the seasons and magical holidays-from Samhain to Beltane, Litha to Yule-alongside the lunar cycles of each month, in this beautifully ill...

Offers an introduction to the basic beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek and Roman religions A volume in the Blackwell Ancient Religions,...

Offers an introduction to the basic beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek and Roman religions A volume in the Blackwell Ancient Religions,...

A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, disco...

In Artaud and the Gnostic Drama, Jane Goodall offers a reappraisal of the importance of Antonin Artaud (18961948), mythologised as an icon of failu...

Life / Afterlife traces the development, evolution, and uses of underworld scenes in ancient Greek literature and society. Underworld scenes are a ...