Using archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources; and incorporating current scholarly theories, this volume will serve as an excellent companion to any introduction to Greek mythology, showing a side of the Greek gods to which most students are rarely exposed.Detailed enough to be used as a quick reference tool or text, and providing a readable account focusing on the oldest, most widespread, and most interesting religious practices of the ancient Greek world in the Archaic and Classical periods, Ancient Greek Cults surveys ancient Greek religion through the cults of its gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines.Jennifer Larson conveniently summarizes a vast amount of material in many languages, normally inaccessible to undergrad students, and explores, in detail, the variety of cults celebrated by the Greeks, how these cults differed geographically, and how each deity was conceptualized in local cult titles and rituals.Including an introductory chapter on sources and methods, and suggestions for further reading this book will allow readers to gain a fresh perspective on Greek religion.

本书利用考古学、书信学和文学资料，并结合当前的学术理论，将作为任何希腊神话介绍的绝佳伴侣，展示大多数学生很少接触到的希腊诸神的一个侧面。 古希腊崇拜》的内容足够详细，可作为快速参考工具或文本使用，并提供了一个可读的描述，侧重于古希腊世界在太古和古典时期最古老、最广泛和最有趣的宗教实践，通过对其诸神和女神、英雄和女英雄的崇拜来调查古希腊宗教。 珍妮弗-拉尔森方便地总结了许多语言的大量材料，这些材料通常是本科生无法接触到的，并详细探讨了希腊人庆祝的各种邪教，这些邪教在地理上有什么不同，以及每个神在当地的邪教称号和仪式中是如何被概念化的。包括关于来源和方法的介绍性章节，以及进一步阅读的建议，本书将使读者对希腊宗教获得一个新的视角。