Asclepius: Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies - Tapa blanda

Edelstein, Prof Emma J. J.

 
9780801857690: Asclepius: Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies
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ISBN 10: 0801857694 ISBN 13: 9780801857690
Editorial: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998

Sinopsis

A classic study of the legendary Greek physician and—in the last stages of paganism—the Greek deity who posed the greatest challenge to Christ.

Throughout nearly all of antiquity, the legendary Greek physician, Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was not only the primary representative of divine healing, but also so influential in the religious life of later centuries that, as Emma J. Edelstein and Ludwig Edelstein point out, "in the final stages of paganism, of all genuinely Greek gods, [he] was judged the foremost antagonist of Christ." Providing an overview of all facets of the Asclepius phenomenon, this book, first published in two volumes in 1945, comprises a unique collection of the literary references and inscriptions in ancient texts—given in both the original and translation—to the deity, his life, his deeds, his cult, and his temples, as well as an extended analysis of them.

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Acerca de los autores

Ekaterina N. Lomperis is a PhD candidate in theology at the University of Chicago and a junior fellow at the Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion.

Gary B. Ferngren is a professor of history at Oregon State University, editor of Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction, and author of Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity, both published by Johns Hopkins.

De la contraportada

Throughout nearly all of antiquity, the legendary Greek physician, Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was the primary representative of divine healing. He remained so influential in the religious life of later centuries that, as Emma J. Edelstein and Ludwig Edelstein point out, "in the final stages of paganism, of all genuinely Greek gods, (he) was judged the foremost antagonist of Christ". First published in two volumes in 1945, the Edelsteins' classic study provides an overview of all facets of the Asclepian phenomenon. The book makes available a unique collection of the literary references and inscriptions in ancient texts to the deity, his life, his deeds, his cult, and his temples - each given in both the original and translation and accompanied by extended analysis and commentary.

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Editorial
Johns Hopkins University Press
Año de publicación
1998
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0801857694
ISBN 13 
9780801857690
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Número de páginas
784
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9780405070099: Asclepius: A Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies (Ancient Religion and Mythology)

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ISBN 10:  0405070098 ISBN 13:  9780405070099
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