Survival of the Pagan Gods e-bog
366,80 DKK
(inkl. moms 458,50 DKK)
The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity--or so we have been taught to believe. But how are we to account for their tremendous popularity during the Renaissance? This illustrated book, now reprinted in a new, larger paperback format, offers the general reader first a discussion of mythology in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and then a multifaceted look at the far-reaching r...
E-bog
366,80 DKK
Forlag
Princeton University Press
Udgivet
7 december 2021
Længde
392 sider
Genrer
Archaeology
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780691240206
The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity--or so we have been taught to believe. But how are we to account for their tremendous popularity during the Renaissance? This illustrated book, now reprinted in a new, larger paperback format, offers the general reader first a discussion of mythology in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and then a multifaceted look at the far-reaching role played by mythology in Renaissance intellectual and emotional life.