Facing the Gods

Facing the Gods
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 501
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ISBN-10 : 9780521861717
ISBN-13 : 0521861713
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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.


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