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Herodotus and his World: Essays from a Conference in Memory of George Forrest


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Stunning in range and diversity, this collection of lively essays by an international team of experts illuminates Herodotus and the world in which he wrote. The novel and enlightening contributions are as varied in focus and approach as the interests and backgrounds of the authors. There are detailed studies of a number of individual passages and episodes (which always turn out to have wider ramifications for the understanding of Herodotus or for the history of the archaic and classical Greek world, or both) as well as considerations of wider themes (perceptions of ethnicity and ideas of 'tradition', of historical space and about the origins of history). There is prophecy, oracle-selling, and resurrection. There is narrative management and the prosaics of death. Herodotean chronology is revisited. There is epigraphy. There are accounts of why Herodotus did not mention the Hanging Gardens and why he has not been taken as seriously as he should have been by military historians. There are Cleisthenes and Cleomenes, there are Argos and Corinth. And, of course, there is Athens and its democracy. In addition to presenting a picture of Herodotean studies today the volume offers plenty to stimulate further enquiry. It is also an important reminder of the enduring insights and legacies of the work of George Forrest.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Narrative 1: Roger Brock: Authorial Voice and Narrative Management in Herodotus 2: Deborah Boedeker: Pedestrian Fatalities: the Prosaics of Death in Herodotus 3: Simon Hornblower: Panionios of Chios and Hermotimos of Pedasa 4: Peter Rhodes: Herodotean Chronology 5: Dwora Gilula: Who Was Actually Buried in the First of the Three Spartan Tombs? (Hdt 9.85.1)?: Textual and Historical Problems 6: Eugenia C. Kiesling: The Oldest 'New' Military Historians: Herodotus, W. G. Forrest, and the Historiography of War Part II: Peoples and Places 7: Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood: Herodotus (and others) on Pelasgians: Some Perceptions of Ethnicity 8: Jose-Miguel Alonso-Nunez: Herodotus' Conception of Historical Space 9: Irad Malkin: 'Tradition' in Herodotus: The Foundation of Cyrene 10: Stephanie Dalley: Why Did Herodotus Not Mention the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? 11: Angelos Matthaiou: Athenaiosi tetagmenoisi en temenei Herakleos (Hdt 6.108.1) 12: Militiades Hatzopoulos: Herodotus (8.137-8), the Manumissions from Leukopetra, and the Topography fo the Middle Haliakmon Valley 13: John Salmon: Cleisthenes (of Athens) and Corinth Part III: Religion 14: Thomas Harrison: 'Prophecy in Reverse'? Herodotus and the Origins of History 15: Hugh Bowden: Oracles for Sale 16: Marcel Pierart: The Common Oracle of the Milesians and the Argives (Hdt. 6.19 and 77) 17: John Gould: Herodotus and the 'Resurrection' Part IV: Herodotus and Athens 18: Robert Fowler: Herodotus and Athens 19: John Davies: Democracy without Theory

About the Author :
Peter Derow is Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History, Wadham College, Oxford Robert Parker is Wykeham Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford and Fellow of New College

Review :
`Review from other book by this author (Athenian Religion) What Parker does that is new is to give us a broad picture of religious practices and outlook ... in a single city-state. This ambitious self-limitation permits a developmental account that is refreshingly embedded both in the underlying social framework and in historical narrative. Accordingly, he largely leaves aside the themes usually handled by books on Greek religion. Epigraphists will enjoy seeing their patient reconstructive work rescued from the brilliant obscurity of learned journals to be incorporated into this masterly synthesis. It is an extraordinary achievement to have made the assembling of fragmentary and often unexciting evidence of various kinds, with all the necessary qualification and counter-qualification, so absorbingly readable. Parker excels in elegant caution.' Times Literary Supplement `(Athenian Religion) In just the few years in which this book has been on the shelves, it has become the classic study of Athenian religion for the period it deals with.' Matthew P.J. Dillon, Ancient History Vol.29 No.1 `(Athenian Religion) It is a masterly survey of the development of Athenian religion from the beginnings down to the Hellenistic period, elegant, learned and judicious, so that one keenly looks forward to the thematic history which will eventually follow as Part Two.' Times Literary Supplement `(Athenian Religion) fine, meticulously reseasrched study of Athenian faith and worship from the Dark Ages to the execution of Philochoros in 262 ... Athenian religion is a prodigious work of scholarship. The reader who wishes to pursue any topic will be guided by complete references in the footnotes, some of which are equivalent to short encyclopedia articles.' Frank J. Frost, University of California Santa Barbara, Journal of Hellenic Studies `(Athenian Religion) Scholars whose primary interests lie in the interaction between politics and religious practice, in particular, will need to pay close attention to what he has to say.' The Journal of Religion `(Athenian Religion) Parker's history of Athenian religion from the early eighth to the early third centuries BCE is truly comprehensive.' CHOICE `(Athenian Religion) Robert Parker has performed an inestimable service in gathering, organizing and interpreting virtually all available information about Athenian religious practice that can be fitted into a chronological framework. He has done this so meticulously and with such good sense that his work will have to be the starting point for future study of almost any Athenian cult...Parker's achievement is stunning.' The Classical Journal `(Athenian Religion) This is an extremely valuable book, and it is difficult to see how any worthwhile history of Athens in the period c. 1000-c.250 B.C. could now be written without reference to it...it is densely packed with information, and discussion about the information...it is the material so thoroughly collected and presented by P. that will form the basis of future discussion. For this he is owed the highest praise.' The Classical Review `(Athenian Religion) You will find a thesaurus of information, not all of it obvious.' Religious Studies Review `(Athenian Religion) Athenian Religion is both interesting and important ... erudite and even-handed in its treatment of opposing viewpoints ... His analysis of inscriptions is often subtle and acute.' Tom Stevenson, Prudentia, Vol XXX, no 2, Nov 98 `(Athenian Religion) Athenian Religion will serve as a scholarly reference book for years to come.' Odyssey `(Athenian Religion) Anyone with the patience to minde the particular treasures of this preliminary project will find it a helpful resource. For the careful reader, Parker has provided a gnerous and detailed road map to some very important epigraphical texts with significant problems flagged and the interpretations of other scholars succinctly evaluated, even when they are in conflict with his own.' American Jnl of Philology `(Athenian Religion) A fine book - well ordered, clearly argued, and erudite. ... Since he is alert constantly to the varying amounts and qualities of the evidence, his definite conclusions are the more impressive when they are given. ... The candour of P's style wins the sympathy of the reader. ... P. has brought ilumination to many previously obscure parts of Athenian religion; and his patient exploration of the evidence for political, social, and cultic groupings ... he has greatly improved our knowledge of Attic history. ... This excellent book is warmly greeted.' George Huxley, Trinity College Dublin, Hermathena `(Miasma) This book is packed with information, most lucidly and judiciously presented, and should be of great interest not only to Classicists (who often know less of this important area than they should), but to anthropologists and sociologists in general (a knowledge of Greek is not required, since everything essential is translated).' Hermathena `(Miasma) anyone who seriously wishes to know about Greek ethics and culture will need to refer to this book' London Review of Books `(Miasma) [Parker's] substantial and important book has set new standards of perceptiveness and subtlety, quite apart from its sheer learning, in this difficult but rich and revealing field of study.' Times Literary Supplement


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  • ISBN-13: 9780199253746
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 592 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0199253749
  • Publisher Date: 27 Mar 2003
  • Height: 224 mm
  • No of Pages: 392
  • Sub Title: Essays from a Conference in Memory of George Forrest
  • Width: 144 mm


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