Ancient religions are definitely complex systems of gods, which resist our understanding. Divine names provide fundamental keys to gain access to the multiples
In this volume amulets and talismans are studied within a broader system of meaning that shapes how they were manufactured, activated and used in different netw
From Greece to Palmyra, Tyre to Babylon, the names of the gods reveal their fields of competence and action. Through the study of divine names, the twelve chapt
Divine Names are a key component in the communication between humans and gods in Antiquity. Their complexity derives not only from the impressive number of onom
This volume brings together a variety of approaches to the different ways in which the role of animals was understood in ancient Greco-Roman myth and religion,
