Ancient Religions & Mythologies

Martha Malamud provides the only scholarly English translation of De Reditu Suo with significant notes and commentary that explore historical, lite...

Death matters and the matters of death are initially, and to a large extent, the decaying flesh of the corpse. Cremation as a ritual practice is th...

This book is a collection of studies about the Greek and Roman goddessesArtemis and Dianawho ruled creatures of the wild. Although they arose separ...

Women have traditionally been written out of history. But throughout ancient myths, stories, and legends there is a power in rediscovering the expe...

Sulis is one of the very ancient English goddesses. From evidence found we know that she was worshipped at the hot springs in Bath, in the UK, goin...

You stars of Anu, I call on you! You stars of Enlil, turn to me!You stars of Ea, all of you together, gather around me!I have offered you a pure sa...

A nuanced look at Maya mythology, from the literary record of the Popol Vuh to a broad range of artistic depictions by ancient Maya artists

Associations in the Greco-Roman World provides students and scholars with a clear and readable resource for greater understanding of the social, cu...