Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome

Edited by: Sophia Papaioannou , Andreas Serafim and Kyriakos Demetriou

Volume 106 in the series Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110699623

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About this book

It is perhaps a truism to note that ancient religion and rhetoric were closely intertwined in Greek and Roman antiquity. Religion is embedded in socio-political, legal and cultural institutions and structures, while also being influenced, or even determined, by them. Rhetoric is used to address the divine, to invoke the gods, to talk about the sacred, to express piety and to articulate, refer to, recite or explain the meaning of hymns, oaths, prayers, oracles and other religious matters and processes. The 13 contributions to this volume explore themes and topics that most succinctly describe the firm interrelation between religion and rhetoric mostly in, but not exclusively focused on, Greek and Roman antiquity, offering new, interdisciplinary insights into a great variety of aspects, from identity construction and performance to legal/political practices and a broad analytical approach to transcultural ritualistic customs. The volume also offers perceptive insights into oriental (i.e. Egyptian magic) texts and Christian literature.

Author / Editor information

S. Papaioannou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; A. Serafim, Academy of Athens; K. Demetriou, University of Cyprus.

Reviews

"[…] this is a fruitful contribution on the relationship between rhetoric and religion as manifested in ancient literature, and it will certainly inspire further research on the matter." Ginevra Benedetti in: The Classical Review 2/2022

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgements Sophia Papaioannou, Andreas Serafim and Kyriakos Demetriou Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Religion and Rhetoric in Ancient Graeco- Roman Texts and Contexts Sophia Papaioannou and Andreas Serafim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Religion, Rhetoric and Law
Religion and the Rule of Law in the Greek Polis Edward M. Harris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Speaking for the Gods: Greek Cultic Regulations and their Silent Informants Jakub Filonik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Religious Arguments in Antiphon Rhetor William Furley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Part II: Magic and Religion
Performing the Rhetoric of Magic in Ovid’s Epistulae Heroidum and Metamorphoses 10 Despina Keramida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Transcultural Context in Graeco-Egyptian Magic: Two Case Studies from a Bilingual Theban Handbook Panagiota Sarischouli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Part III: Religion and Rhetorical Performance
Trends in the Rhetoric of Prayer: The Actio of Prayer and the Eloquentia Popularis Maik Patzelt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Between Compassion and Aggression: The Rhetoric of Mourning in Republican and Early Imperial Rome Christopher Degelmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Argument and Performance in the Creation of a Rhetorical Matrix in Paul’s Congregations and Beyond Glenn Holland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Part IV: The Rulers’ Religion
Beloved of the Gods, Son of the Gods, Rival of the Gods: Alexander and the Rhetoric of Religion in Plutarch, Arrian and Curtius Rufus Vasileios Liotsakis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
What Makes a Divus? The Prospective Rhetoric of Deification in Pliny’s Panegyricus Kelly E. Shannon-Henderson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Tua Divinitas: Religious Self-fashioning in Tiberian Rome Hans-Friedrich Mueller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Part V: Rhetoric and Religion in Verse Style
Biblical Epics: Intersection of Rhetoric and Religion in Greek and Latin Hexametric Paraphrases of Psalm 136 (137) Konstantinos Melidis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Notes on Editors and Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Index Locorum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars interested in classical and late antiquity, and religious and rhetorical studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 304
Illustrations
- Tables: 6
Keywords: Religious discourse; rhetoric; Classical Antiquity; Late Antiquity

eBook

Published: October 25, 2021
ISBN: 9783110699623

Hardcover

Published: October 25, 2021
ISBN: 9783110699166

Paperback

Published: May 8, 2023
ISBN: 9783111262703