HARRISON, JANE ELLEN

Themis : A Study of the Social Origins of Greek Religion

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 1922, 2nd Ed. Hardcover. Ill.: Gilbert Murray, F. M. Cornford. Book, With an Excursus on the Ritual Forms Preserved in Greek Tragedy By Gilbert Murray and a Chapter on the Origin of the Olympic Games By F. M. Cornford. Drawing upon a range of disciplines including anthropology, classical studies, archaeology and psychology, Jane Ellen Harrison's Themis pieced together the origins of early Greek religion. One of 'Britain's first female professional 'career academics'..and the ideas espoused on Greek rituals and myths in Themis remain influential today. This revolutionary study traces Themis back through history, as a matriarchal tribal goddess. Addressing areas including magic, sacrifice and the origin of the Olympic games, Harrison applies archaeological discoveries to the interpretation of Greek religion. Including a detailed preface and explanatory notes, this revised second edition of 1927 is described by Harrison as 'addressed not so much to the specialist as to the thinker generally'. xxv.559p. Illus. index, Text block tight and complete, some edge stains. in somewhat shelfworn shabby covers. Good.

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Book number: 039354

Catalogue: Greek Mythology

Keywords: Gilbert Murray, F.M. Cornfordmythology Religion Greek Greece Olympic Games Greek Gods and Religion

HUMPHRIES, JOHN

The Essential Saffron Companion

londo, Grum Street. 2013, Reissue. (ISBN: 1898697388) Soft cover. Ill.: Madeleine David. Book, Since ancient times Saffron has been used not only as a seasoning but as a medicinal plant, and its history features in many countries and cultures such as ancient Greece, Persia and Rome as well as England, primarily in Saffron Walden, Essex.. The slender, dry crocus filaments add a rich colour, fragrance and flavour to food, qualities which have been much prized in the cuisines of many countries.160p. illus bibliography ndex. New/New.

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Book number: 038725

Catalogue: Greek Mythology

Keywords: 1898697388 Madeleine Davidcooking Food Recipes Herbs & Spices Saffron Books in Greek X00

KAKRIDIS, IOANNIS TH. [ED]

Elleniki Mythologia : Tomos B - Kosmogonia Dodekatheos , Dias Ka Hera

Athens, To Vima. 2013, Reissue. (ISBN: 9789605033682) Soft cover. Book, Volume 2 of a 4 volume set [parts will NOT be sold separately ] Introduced and edited by Ioannis Th. Kakridis with contributions by Evangelos N. Roussos, Nikolaos Papachatzis, Catherine Kamaretta, Aristoxenos D. Skiadas.238p. illus. bibliography [WorldCat lists NO copies of this edition in the USA]. New Book from Greece.

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Book number: 038726

Catalogue: Greek Mythology

Keywords: 9789605033682 Greek Mythology Books in Greek X00