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Embracing Greek philosophical thinking in the fathers of the 2nd - 5th centuries

open access: yesVox Patrum, 2016
Christianity adopted Greek language and thought it existed within a Greek cultural milieu and Hellenic historical setting. As a whole, however, the Fathers of the Greek Church did not seek to borrow either the essence or content from ancient Greek ...
Eirini Artemi
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Boules: The carnival of Naousa. Folklore or symbolism? [PDF]

open access: yesGlasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU, 2012
The Boules of Naousa is taking place during the Carnival period. It is a dance event that incorporates a variety of elements from Greek history, tradition and religion.
Babali Anna
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“ΟΥΔΕΝ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΗΝ ΚΛΟΠΗΝ”: Hermes the Transformer

open access: yesÁgora, 2015
Hermes holds a special place in Greek religion. His name is recorded on the Mycenaean tablets. Most Greek sources connect his cult with Attica and relate his name with ἑρμαῖος λόφος and its transformation into Hermai. Hermes got many epithets, reflecting
Ifigenija Radulović   +2 more
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Women’s Voice and Religious Utterances in Ancient Greece

open access: yesReligions, 2011
This paper tackles the issue of women and religion through a particular looking glass: religious utterances such as curses, supplication, and prayer, as reflected in some passages from ancient Greek epic and tragedy—pivotal literary genres in the ...
Manuela Giordano
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Places of worship and religious beliefs in the ancient Latium and recent archaeological excavations

open access: yesУченые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2019
The influence of recent archaeological excavations in the territory of Latium and Rome on the restoration of some aspects of the religious life in these areas was discussed.
L.M. Shmeleva
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Cultos a filósofos griegos antiguos en Diógenes Laercio: evidencias y funciones

open access: yesMythos, 2020
It is now admitted without discussion that, in some cases, there is good evidence for a real heroification or deification of ancient Greek philosophers after their deaths, by establishing a cult, or a sacred space, with an altar, which is sometimes both ...
Sergi Grau
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The Work of Tragic Productions: Towards a New History of Drama as Labor Culture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Preliminary analysis of the representation of laborers in Greek tragedy and satyr ...
David Roselli
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Opium trade and use during the Late Bronze Age: Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels from the burials of Tel Yehud, Israel

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decades‐old discussion on the presence and function of the opium trade across a cultural region of utmost ...
Vanessa Linares   +5 more
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The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion [PDF]

open access: yesKernos, 2015
INTRODUCTION PART 1: WHAT IS ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION? PART 2: TYPES OF EVIDENCE PART 3: MYTHS? CONTEXTS AND REPRESENTATIONS PART 4: WHERE? PART 5: HOW? PART 6: WHO? PART 7: WHAT? PART 8: WHEN? PART 9: BEYOND?
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Higher Education in Arab Countries: from Past to Present

open access: yesVestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2014
The article describes the problems of higher education in the Arab countries from the time of caliphate in the 7th century to present time. The Arab caliphate had a number of scientific centres based on the principles of ancient Greek science and culture.
Nina A. Uspenskaya
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