Ritual Texts for the Afterlife

Orpheus and the Bacchic Gold Tablets

By Fritz Graf, Sarah Iles Johnston

Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed...

Published May 17th 2007 by Routledge.

Ancient Greek Cults

A Guide

By Jennifer Larson

Using archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources; and incorporating current scholarly theories, this volume will serve as an excellent companion to any introduction to Greek mythology,...

Published March 21st 2007 by Routledge.

The Aesthetic Ideal in Classical Egypt

By Willie Cannon-Brown

This book provides an original treatment of the concept of good and beauty in ancient Egypt. It seeks to examine the dimensions of nefer, the term...

Published November 16th 2006 by Routledge.

Magic and the Supernatural in Fourth Century Syria

By Silke Trzcionka

Magic and the Supernatural in Fourth Century Syria presents an in-depth investigation of a variety of ‘magical’ practices with a focused study in the late...

Published October 27th 2006 by Routledge.

Evagrius Ponticus

By Augustine Casiday

Presenting many texts available for the very first time, this new volume in the successful Early Church Fathers series showcases full translations of Evagrius' letters,...

Published April 7th 2006 by Routledge.

Theodoret of Cyrus

By Istvan Pasztori Kupan

The larger part of Theodoret of Cyrus' existant body of work still remains untranslated, and this lack provides a fragmented representation of his thought and...

Published February 27th 2006 by Routledge.

Animals, Gods and Humans

Changing Attitudes to Animals in Greek, Roman and Early Christian Thought

By Ingvild Saelid Gilhus

Consulting a wide range of key texts and source material, Animals, Gods and Humans covers 800 years and provides a detailed analysis of early Christian attitudes to, and...

Published February 16th 2006 by Routledge.

Early Christian Literature

Christ and Culture in the Second and Third Centuries

By Helen Rhee

Helen Rhee’s outstanding work is the first book to bring together The Apologies and the semi-fictional Apocryphal Acts and Martyr Acts in a single study....

Published April 8th 2005 by Routledge.

The Early Christian World

Edited by Philip F. Esler

Early Christian World presents an exhaustive, erudite and lavishly illustrated treatment of how the small movement which formed around Jesus in Galilee became the pre-eminent...

Published July 29th 2004 by Routledge.

By Graham Anderson

This original and compelling study argues against the traditional identification of Arthur as a king in Celtic Britain. Instead, Graham Anderson explores the evidence for...

Published September 25th 2003 by Routledge.