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FESTIVALS OF ATTICA An Archaeological Commentary
by Simon, Erika
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0299091805
- ISBN 13
- 9780299091804
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University of Wisconsin Press. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0299091805 . DJ has large tears with some chipping. DJ spine a bit sunned. Very minor shelfwear to book. ; Wisconsin Studies in Classics; 122 pages; The festivals of the Athenian sacred calendar constitute a vital key to classical Greek culture and religion. Erika Simon sets out here to explicate those complex and often obscure festivals. By careful marshaling of a variety of proofs from literary, historical, and archaeological sources, she is able to justify some startling conclusions and achieve a comprehensive and truly original synthesis that clarifies, as never before, the probable origins and meanings of the Attic cults. .
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- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36968
- Title
- FESTIVALS OF ATTICA An Archaeological Commentary
- Author
- Simon, Erika
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0299091805
- ISBN 13
- 9780299091804
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Place of Publication
- Madison
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 0299091805, Athens & Athenians, Paganism, Festivals, Rites & Ceremonies, Cults & Demonism, Social & Cultural, Classical Greek & Roman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Paganism;
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