Abstract

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Introduction Part 4 Part I: Ancient Religion, Self and Other Part 5 A: Greeks and Others Chapter 6 Barbarian Bond: Thracian Bendis among the Athenians Chapter 7 Magic, Religion, and Syncretism at the Oracle of Claros Part 8 B: Roman Magic and Religion from Two Perspectives Chapter 9 Saving Water: Early Floods in the Forum Chapter 10 Magic, Dreams, and Ritual in the Iroquois Conversion Part 11 Part II: Man, Hero or God? Chapter 12 The Dynamics of Deification in Horace's Odes 1-3 Chapter 13 Olympias' Snake and Callisthenes' Stand: Religion and Politics in Plutarch's Life of Alexander Chapter 14 The Cult of Achilles in Philostratus' Heroikos: A Study in the Relation of Canon and Ritual Part 15 Part III: Religious Iconography in Late Antiquity Chapter 16 Coins Used as Amulets in Late Antiquity Chapter 17 A Reconsideration of Early Byzantine Marriage Rings Chapter 18 The Femme-aux-Serpents at Moissac: Luxuria (Lust) or a Bad Mother? Part 19 Bibliography Part 20 Index

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