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Navigating the Study of Myth, Ritual, and Belief : Models from the Ancient Mediterranean to the Present Day; Essays in Honor of Sarah Iles Johnston / Models from the Ancient Mediterranean to the Present Day; Essays in Honor of Sarah Iles Johnston edited by Carman Romano and James C. Wolfe. - 1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations. - Numen Book Series ; 181 Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026 . - Numen Book Series ; 181. Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sarah Iles Johnston has innovated in the study of myth, ritual, and belief, and her scholarship in these areas informs the contributions to this volume, each of which uses Johnston to innovate in turn. The capacity of Johnston's work to underpin scholarship on phenomena from the ancient Mediterranean to the present day--from Isis charms in Christian Egypt to American goddess worship; from healing in the Epidaurian iamata to the medicine of Linda Hogan's Indios; from the believability of a Syriac ghost story to that of theurgic ritual--illustrates Johnston's impact and the vibrant state of work on myth, ritual, and belief.


English

ISBN: 9789004741966

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004741966 DOI

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Comparative Religion & Religious Studies.
Religious Studies.

LC Class. No.: BL1

Dewey Class. No.: 200