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Myths and Tragedies in Their Ancient Greek Contexts

By Richard Buxton

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9780199557615 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 15, 2013, cover price $99.00

Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion

Product Description: Light and darkness played an important role beyond the division of time in ancient Greek myth and religion; the contributors to Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion consider its function on both the individual and social level as manifested in modes of thought and behavior and expressed in language, beliefs, ritual, and iconography...read more

By Mercedes Aguirre (contributor), Richard Buxton (contributor), Menelaos Christopoulos, Efimia Karakantza and Olga Levaniouk

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9780739138984 | Lexington Books, September 25, 2010, cover price $100.00 | About this edition: Light and darkness played an important role beyond the division of time in ancient Greek myth and religion; the contributors to Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion consider its function on both the individual and social level as manifested in modes of thought and behavior and expressed in language, beliefs, ritual, and iconography.

Forms of Astonishment: Greek Myths of Metamorphosis

By Richard Buxton

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9780199245499 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 21, 2009, cover price $115.00

Todos Los Dioses De Grecia/ The Complete World of Greek Mythology

Product Description: Los mitos griegos se hallan entre los relatos más ricos e influyentes jamás contados. Desde el primer milenio a.C. hasta nuestros días, han ido repitiéndose en una inagotable serie de variaciones y reinterpretaciones, y su interés no parece disminuir: se pueden encontrar en el cine más reciente, en la televisión o en los v...read more

By Richard Buxton

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9788496052642 | Oberon, June 30, 2004, cover price $64.95 | About this edition: Los mitos griegos se hallan entre los relatos más ricos e influyentes jamás contados.

The Complete World of Greek Mythology

Discusses the origins, plots, themes, and influences of Greek myths; outlines the relationships between the gods, mortals, and their offspring; and includes maps showing the locations of the different stories.

By Richard Buxton

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9780500251218 | Thames & Hudson, June 1, 2004, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Discusses the origins, plots, themes, and influences of Greek myths; outlines the relationships between the gods, mortals, and their offspring; and includes maps showing the locations of the different stories.

From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought

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By Richard Buxton (editor)

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9780198152347 | Clarendon Pr, September 23, 1999, cover price $165.00

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9780199247523, titled "From Myth to Reason: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought" | Clarendon Pr, February 7, 2002, cover price $84.00

Oxford Readings in Greek Religion

Essays survey ancient Greek religion, including the relationship between religion and the state, archaeological discoveries and what they reveal, the influence of myth on religious practices, and gender differences in religious life. (view table of contents)

By R. G. A. Buxton (editor) and Richard Buxton (editor)

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9780198721918 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, March 22, 2001, cover price $250.00 | About this edition: Essays survey ancient Greek religion, including the relationship between religion and the state, archaeological discoveries and what they reveal, the influence of myth on religious practices, and gender differences in religious life.

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9780198721901 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, March 22, 2001, cover price $82.00 | About this edition: Essays survey ancient Greek religion, including the relationship between religion and the state, archaeological discoveries and what they reveal, the influence of myth on religious practices, and gender differences in religious life.

Imaginary Greece: The Contexts of Mythology

Product Description: This is a study of Greek myths in relation to the society in which they were originally told. It does not re-tell the myths; rather, it offers an analysis of how myths played a fundamental role in the lives of the Greeks. The relation between reality and fantasy is discussed by means of three case studies: the landscape, the family, and religion...read more

By Richard Buxton

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9780521329781 | Cambridge Univ Pr, September 1, 1994, cover price $59.95 | About this edition: This is a study of Greek myths in relation to the society in which they were originally told.

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9780521338653 | Cambridge Univ Pr, September 1, 1994, cover price $44.99

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