3rd century
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afghanistan
ancient greece
ancient polytheism
ancient world
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belief
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eastern mediterranean
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european history
faith
greek gods
greek history
greek mythology
greek religion
indigenous people
indigenous populations
indigenous religion
mediterranean
naming gods
polytheism
psychology
regional
religion
religious studies
settlers
spain
third century
world history
world religion
worship
Product details
- ISBN 9780520293946
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 23 May 2017
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century b.c., gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, with the resulting religious systems a variable blend of Greek and indigenous elements. Greek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Robert Parker shows how Greek conventions for naming gods were extended and adapted and provides bold new insights into religious and psychological values across the Mediterranean. The result is a rich portrait of ancient polytheism as it was practiced over 600 years of history.
Robert Parker is Wykeham Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion, Athenian Religion: A History, Polytheism and Society in Athens, and On Greek Religion.
