The survival of the pagan gods the mythological tradition and its place in renaissance humanism and art

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The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity - or so we have been taught to believe. This title offers the general reader first a discussion of mythology in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and then a multifaceted look at the far-reaching role played by mythology in Renaissance intellectual and emotional life.



The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity--or so we have been taught to believe. But how are we to account for their tremendous popularity during the Renaissance? This illustrated book, now reprinted in a new, larger paperback format, offers the general reader first a discussion of mythology in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and then a multifaceted look at the far-reaching role played by mythology in Renaissance intellectual and emotional life.

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Summoning the Gods

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Neo paganism is the attempt to revive the polytheistic religions of old europe but how can one just invent or reinvent an authentic living faith or are modern neo pagans just engaged in elaborate role playing games in summoning the gods collin cleary argues that the gods have not died or forsa 2 - 3 weken .. MEER INFO