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9781421408828 Academic Inspection Copy
  • The Orphic Hymns

  • At the very beginnings of the Archaic Age, the great singer Orpheus taught a new religion that centered around the immortality of the human soul and its journey after death on its way to finding a permanent home. He felt that achieving purity by avoiding meat and refraining from committing harm further promoted the pursuit of a peaceful life. ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781421408828 (Paperback)
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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    AUD $60.99
  • Stock: 16 in stock
  • Local release date: 13/09/2013
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  • Categories: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]
9781421408811 Academic Inspection Copy
9781421438603 Academic Inspection Copy
  • The Homeric Hymns

  • A rich source for students of Greek mythology and literature, the Homeric Hymns are also fine poetry. Attributed by the ancients to Homer, these prooimia, or preludes, were actually composed by various poets over centuries. They were performed at religious festivals as entertainment meant to stir up enthusiasm for far more ambitious ......

  • ISBN-13: 9781421438603 (Paperback)
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Price:
    AUD $58.99
  • Stock: 6 in stock
  • Local release date: 04/05/2021
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  • Categories: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]
9781421443942 Academic Inspection Copy
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