Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Why Another Treatment of Greek Sacrifice?
- 1 Epics, Rituals, and Rituals in Epic: Some Methodological Considerations
- 2 Premises and Principles of Oath-Making in the Iliad
- 3 Ritual Scenes and Epic Themes of Oath-Sacrifice
- 4 Homeric Battlefield Theophanies, in the Light of the Ancient Near East
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Homeric Texts for the Principal Oaths Discussed
- Bibliography
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Why Another Treatment of Greek Sacrifice?
- 1 Epics, Rituals, and Rituals in Epic: Some Methodological Considerations
- 2 Premises and Principles of Oath-Making in the Iliad
- 3 Ritual Scenes and Epic Themes of Oath-Sacrifice
- 4 Homeric Battlefield Theophanies, in the Light of the Ancient Near East
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Homeric Texts for the Principal Oaths Discussed
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Sanctified Violence in Homeric SocietyOath-Making Rituals in the Iliad, pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2005