Philostratus's Heroikos : religion and cultural identity in the third century C.E. /

Philostratus's Heroikos : religion and cultural identity in the third century C.E. /

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Other Authors: Maclean, Jennifer K. Berenson, 1963-, Aitken, Ellen Bradshaw, 1961-2014
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, ©2004.
Series:Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; v. 6.
Subjects:
Philostratus, > the Athenian, > active 2nd century-3rd century. > Heroicus.
Protesilaus > (Mythological character)
Heroicus (Philostratus, the Athenian)
Dialogues, Greek > History and criticism.
Civilization, Greco-Roman, in literature.
Trojan War > Literature and the war.
Christianity and literature > Rome.
Religion and literature > Rome.
Religion in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Contents
  • Acknowledgments vii
  • Abbreviations ix
  • Contributors xiii
  • Introduction xvi
  • Concerning Transliteration xl
  • I. Protesilaos: The Witness of the Heroes
  • Singing Heroes-The Poetics of Hero Cult in the Heroikos, by Corinne Ondine Pache 2
  • Hero Worship and Christian Beliefs: Observations from the History of Religion on Philostratus's Heroikos, by Hans Dieter Betz 35
  • Illuminating the Classics with the Heroes of Philostratus, by Casey Du♯ and Gregory Nagy 68
  • Apollonius of Tyana, Hero and Holy Man, by Christopher Jones 104
  • Transferring the Cults of Heroes in Ancient Greece: A Political and Religious Act, by Alain Blomart 118
  • Jason, Hypsipyle, and New Fire at Lemnos: A Study in Myth and Ritual, by Walter Burkert 143
  • II. The Vinedresser: Strategies for the Construction of Culture
  • Refuting Homer in the Heroikos of Philostratus, by Francesca Mestre 183
  • Living in the Past: Allusive Narratives & Elusive Authorities in the World of the Heroikos, by Jeffrey Rusten 204
  • Material Witness: An Archaeological Context for the Heroikos, by Susan E. Alcock 231
  • Philostratus's Heroikos and Early Christianity: Heroes, Saints, and Martyrs, by Jackson P. Hershbell 245
  • The Heroikos and Popular Christianity in the Third Century C.E., by James C. Skedros 263
  • Jesus as Cult Hero in the Fourth Gospel, by Jennifer K. Berenson Maclean 281
  • III. The Phoenician: Hellenes and Foreigners
  • Philostratus's Heroikos and the Regions of the Northern Aegean, by Simone Follet 318
  • The Harvest of Wisdom: Landscape, Description, and Identity in the Heroikos, by Tim Whitmarsh 343
  • The ai]noi of the Heroikos and the Unfolding Transformation of the Phoenician Merchant, by Jennifer K. Berenson Maclean 362
  • Why a Phoenician?: A Proposal for the Historical Occasion for the Heroikos, by Ellen Bradshaw Aitken 383
  • The Reception of the Hellenic Past Under the Late Severans and Its Impact Upon Late Arsacid and Early Sasanian Political Ideologies, by M. Rahim Shayegan 410
  • Beyond the Euphrates in Severan Times: Mani, Bar Daysan, and the Struggle for Allegiance on the Syrian Frontier, by Sidney H. Griffith 460
  • Bibliography 486
  • Index of Ancient Writings ##
  • Subject Index ##

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