Nancy Thomson De Grummond

The Religion of the Etruscans Nancy Thomson De Grummond

Commendation Quotes: I cannot praise this book sufficiently. . . . The authors are first-rate scholars in the field; they provide up-to-date information, support, and analysis of the topic. The book offers a great deal of new data and new interpretation in an accessible, clear manner. Table of Contents: Editors' Note List of Abbreviations Contributors to This Volume Preface (W. Jeffrey Tatum) I. Introduction: The History of the Study of Etruscan Religion (Nancy Thomson de Grummond) II. Etruscan Inscriptions and Etruscan Religion (Larissa Bonfante) III. Prophets and Priests (Nancy Thomson de Grummond) IV. Gods in Harmony: The Etruscan Pantheon (Erika Simon) V. The Grave and Beyond in Etruscan Religion (Ingrid Krauskopf) VI. Votive Offerings in Etruscan Religion (Jean MacIntosh Turfa) VII. Ritual Space and Boundaries in Etruscan Religion (Ingrid E. M. Edlund-Berry) VIII. Sacred Architecture and the Religion of the Etruscans (Giovanni Colonna) Glossary Appendix A: The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar (Jean MacIntosh Turfa) Appendix B: Selected Latin and Greek Literary Sources on Etruscan Religion (Nancy Thomson de Grummond) Appendix C: Concordance of Etruscan Inscriptions IndexPublisher Marketing: Brings together essays by some of the leading scholars that provide an overview of Etruscan religion. This book covers various important topics in Etruscan religion, including the Etruscan pantheon and the roles of the gods, the roles of priests and divinatory practices, sacred spaces and temples, and burial and the afterlife. Review Citations:

Choice 07/01/2006 pg. 2011 (EAN 9780292706873, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  de Grummond, Nancy Thomson NANCY THOMSON DE GRUMMOND is M. Lynette Thompson Professor of Classics at Florida State University. Contributor Bio:  Simon, Erika NANCY THOMSON DE GRUMMOND is M. Lynette Thompson Professor of Classics at Florida State University.