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Oxford University Press USA - OSO, Oxford
Our knowledge of ancient Greek religion has been transformed in the last century by an increased understanding of the cultures of the Ancient Near East. Using preserved cuneiform texts, this book explores cases of contact or influence between Ancient...
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Our knowledge of ancient Greek religion has been transformed in the last century by an increased understanding of the cultures of the Ancient Near East. Using preserved cuneiform texts, this book explores cases of contact or influence between Ancient Greece and the Hittites to further our understanding of the complex history of religious practices. Cover -- Hittite Texts and Greek Religion: Contact, Interaction, and Comparison -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Maps -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Context -- 1.2 Greek Religion and the Near East -- 1.3 Anatolian Religion and Ancient Greece: State of the Question -- 1.4 Aims and Methodology -- 1.5 Plan of the Book -- Chapter 2: Hittite Religion and its Reception in Anatolia -- 2.1 Historical Context -- 2.2 Sources -- 2.3 God Collectors: Religious and Administrative Strata -- 2.4 Sacred Geography -- 2.5 The Pantheon -- 2.6 Key Aspects of Religion -- 2.6.1 Religion and Political Structures -- 2.6.2 Festivals -- 2.6.3 Divination -- 2.6.4 Problem Solving Rituals -- 2.6.5 System of Offerings -- 2.6.6 The Chthonic Realm -- 2.6.7 Speech and Song -- 2.6.8 Prayer -- 2.6.9 Myths -- 2.7 Anatolia in the Iron Age -- 2.7.1 Overview -- 2.7.2 Religious Continuity in the South-East -- 2.7.3 Religious Continuity in the West -- 2.7.4 Temple States -- Chapter 3: Greek Religion in the LBA and EIA -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Cycladic and Minoan Religion -- 3.3 Mycenaean Religion -- 3.4 The 1st Millennium BC -- 3.4.1 An Overview -- 3.4.2 Continuity -- 3.5 Greek Religion Abroad in Anatolia in the 1st Millennium BC -- 3.5.1 The Spread of Greek Religion -- 3.5.2 Some Modes of Interaction -- Chapter 4: Working with Comparative Data: Historical and Typological Approaches -- 4.1 Forms of Evidence -- 4.2 Similarities and Regional Trends -- 4.3 Similarities and Explanatory Analogies: Helping us Understand -- 4.4 Similarities and Borrowing -- 4.5 The Historical Context: Agents and Networks -- 4.6 Comparison and Difference -- 4.7 Two Examples -- 4.7.1 Example 1: Disappearing Gods and Festive Planks -- 4.7.2 Example 2: The kursa, aigis and Golden Fleece -- Chapter 5: Anatolian-Greek Religious Interaction in the LBA: Modes of Contact.
