Survival of the Pagan Gods (e-bog) af Seznec, Jean
Seznec, Jean (forfatter)

Survival of the Pagan Gods e-bog

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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
Forfattere Seznec, Jean (forfatter), Sessions, Barbara F. (oversætter)
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.