Jennifer Larson (1)
Autor/a de Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide
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Sobre l'autor
Jennifer Larson is a Professor of classics at Kent State University. Her research interests include Greek poetry, mythology and religion. She is the author of Ancient Greek Nymphs: A Guide (2007) and Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore (2001).
Obres de Jennifer Larson
Obres associades
Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece (Walters Art Museum) (2009) — Col·laborador — 22 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- female
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Ressenyes
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 5
- També de
- 7
- Membres
- 190
- Popularitat
- #114,774
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 29
- Preferit
- 1
If you want to know what nymph worship is all about, you should read this book. In fact you should read this first, and then go through the extensive bibliography. But if you only think you want the serious scholarly stuff, when really what you want is a romantic study, then you should probably avoid it.
As a last word, I want to emphasize that this seems like a landmark text filling a gap in the literature that was otherwise loosely covered by an uneven spread of previous authors. Farnell, who I've praised very highly in another place, had almost nothing to say about nymphs in six volumes of work. Larson's book is a valuable addition to the understanding of Greek religion, and deserves high placement.… (més)