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Emily Kearns is lecturer in Classical Languages and Literature and a Senior Research Fellow at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford. She is co-editor with Simon Price of the Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion (2003) and author of Heroes of Attica (1989).

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A Companion to the Classical Greek World (2006) — Contribuidor — 62 copias
The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece (1998) — Contribuidor — 36 copias
The Greek City: From Homer to Alexander (1990) — Contribuidor — 24 copias

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Great collection of well to read translations (in no-nonsense fluent and pleasing prose english) of sources related to all things religious, nicely catalogued into diverse aspects. As a lay person I read it cover to cover: it appears on a reading list for an introductury seminar. I am sure to recognize its parts when reading further on in related material. Some was familiar from previous studies. It opens a whole world of ideas, not just touching myth and cult, but also society and everyday life, politics and power and is a nice way to travel without expenses in farway places and times and minds. The book is edited in a clear and approachable way and garnished with a few welcome illustrations.… (más)
 
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Buchmerkur | Apr 28, 2024 |

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