Facing the Gods
Author | : Verity Jane Platt |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 501 |
Release | : 2011-07-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521861717 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521861713 |
Rating | : 4/5 (713 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Facing the Gods by : Verity Jane Platt
Download or read book Facing the Gods written by Verity Jane Platt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores divine manifestations and their representations not only in art, but also in literature, histories and inscriptions. The cultural analysis of epiphany is set within a historical framework that examines its development from the archaic period through the Hellenistic world and into the Roman Empire.