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Household gods : private devotion in ancient Greece and Rome

Title
Household gods : private devotion in ancient Greece and Rome / Alexandra Sofroniew.
Author
Sofroniew, Alexandra
Publication
  • Los Angeles, California : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2015]
  • ©2015

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Description
ix,142 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Gods, Greek
  • Gods, Roman
  • Household shrines > Greece
  • Household shrines > Rome
  • Votive offerings > Greece
  • Votive offerings > Rome
  • Greece > Religious life and customs
  • Rome > Religious life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Communicating with the Divine -- Early Household Worship in Greece -- Power and Protection: The Roman Lares, Genii, and Penates -- Miniature Masterpieces -- Love and Fertility -- Divine Favor: Luck and Money -- Health Matters: Kitchens and Bathrooms -- Isis and Foreign Gods -- From Antiquity to Today.
ISBN
  • 9781606064566
  • 1606064568
LCCN
2015029969
OCLC
  • ocn919452073
  • 919452073
  • SCSB-9620454
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries