Author: Jason Colavito
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476615667
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the most famous in Greek myth, and its development from the oldest layers of Greek mythology down to the modern age encapsulates the dramatic changes in faith, power and culture that Western civilization has seen over the past three millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Classical Age, from the medieval world to today, the Jason story has been told and retold with new stories, details and meanings. This book explores the epic history of a colorful myth and probes the most ancient origins of the quest for the Golden Fleece--a quest that takes us to the very dawn of Greek religion and its close relationship with Near Eastern peoples and cultures.
Jason and the Argonauts through the Ages
Author: Jason Colavito
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476615667
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the most famous in Greek myth, and its development from the oldest layers of Greek mythology down to the modern age encapsulates the dramatic changes in faith, power and culture that Western civilization has seen over the past three millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Classical Age, from the medieval world to today, the Jason story has been told and retold with new stories, details and meanings. This book explores the epic history of a colorful myth and probes the most ancient origins of the quest for the Golden Fleece--a quest that takes us to the very dawn of Greek religion and its close relationship with Near Eastern peoples and cultures.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476615667
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the most famous in Greek myth, and its development from the oldest layers of Greek mythology down to the modern age encapsulates the dramatic changes in faith, power and culture that Western civilization has seen over the past three millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Classical Age, from the medieval world to today, the Jason story has been told and retold with new stories, details and meanings. This book explores the epic history of a colorful myth and probes the most ancient origins of the quest for the Golden Fleece--a quest that takes us to the very dawn of Greek religion and its close relationship with Near Eastern peoples and cultures.
The Biblical World
Author: William Rainey Harper
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
"Books for New Testament study ... [By] Clyde Weber Votaw" v. 26, p. 271-320; v. 37, p. 289-352.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
"Books for New Testament study ... [By] Clyde Weber Votaw" v. 26, p. 271-320; v. 37, p. 289-352.
The Baptist
Author:
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 1802
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 1802
Book Description
The Homiletic Review
Author:
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Category : Preaching
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Preaching
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Preacher and Homiletic Monthly
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
History of Greece
Author: George Grote
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Greece: I. Legendary Greece. II. Grecian History to the Reign of Peisistratus at Athens
Author: George Grote
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
History of Greece
Author: George Grote
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385230691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385230691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
The Independent
Author: William Livingston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The Bookman
Author:
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Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description