Pindar and Greek Religion : Theologies of Mortality in the Victory Odes by ...

Name: Pindar and Greek Religion : Theologies of Mortality in the Victory Odes by ...
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Pindar and Greek Religion\nby Hanne Eisenfeld\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Hanne Eisenfeld\nTitle: Pindar and Greek Religion\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: General and world history\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2022\nISBN-13: 9781108831192\nISBN-10: 1108831192\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nArgues that Pindar's victory songs, when viewed within their contemporary religious landscapes, are engaged in theological work and reinterprets the value of mortality in the epinician corpus. Essential reading for scholars of ancient religion and history, and of comparative literature.\n\nArgues that Pindar's victory songs, when viewed within their contemporary religious landscapes, are engaged in theological work and reinterprets the value of mortality.