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1 online resource (175 p.) |
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Texts, translations and notes / by Donald A. Russell. Or. 38. Asklēpiadai -- Or. 39. Eis to phrear tou Asklēpiou -- Or. 42. Lalia eis Asklēpion -- Panēgyrikos tō hydati <tō> en Pergamō -- Notes on the translations / Donald A. Russell, M. Melfi, H.-G. Nesselrath, R. Parker, M. Trapp |
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Essays. Religion in the prose hyms / Robert Parker -- The archaeology of the Asclepium of Pergamum / Milena Melfi -- A god and two humans on matters of medicine : Asclepius, Galen and Aelius Aristides / Christian Brockmann -- Aristides, patient of Asclepius in Pergamum / Florian Steger |
| Summary |
In the second century AD Aelius Aristides wrote eight prose hymns to Greek gods. This volume presents a new edition of the Greek text of four of these hymns (focusing on Asclepius), a new English translation with notes, and a number of essays shedding additional light on these texts from various perspectives |
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Rhetorik Heilkulte Medizingeschichte persönliche Religiosität Kirchengeschichte Religionsgeschichte Editionen, Textausgaben Studienliteratur Religionsphilosophie Antike Lehrbücher Antike Philosophie Allgemeines |
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Religion.
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Religion
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religion (discipline)
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Philosophy.
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Religion.
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Religion
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Electronic book
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Nesselrath, Karl-Heinz editor
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Russell, Donald A. editor
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Trapp, Michael editor
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| ISBN |
9783161564260 |
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316156426X |
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