Naming and Mapping the Gods in the Ancient Mediterranean Spaces, Mobilities, Imaginaries.
Gods dwell in human environments in multiple ways. They move into imaginary spaces and explore the cosmos. This book analyzes the mapping of gods through a specific lens: their naming. By proposing this new perspective, it sheds light on ritual practices and representations of gods in the whole Medi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Italian English French |
| Language Notes: | English. French. Italian. |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2022.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Gods dwell in human environments in multiple ways. They move into imaginary spaces and explore the cosmos. This book analyzes the mapping of gods through a specific lens: their naming. By proposing this new perspective, it sheds light on ritual practices and representations of gods in the whole Mediterranean, from Italy to Mesopotamia, from Greece to North Africa and Egypt. Names and spaces enable to better define, differentiate, and connect gods. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1069 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783110796490 311079649X 9783110798432 3110798433 9783110798456 311079845X |