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Demons and the Devil : Moral Imagination in Modern Greek Culture

Challenging the conventional notion that these often malevolent demons belong exclusively to a realm of folklore or superstition separate from Christianity, the author looks at beliefs about the exotica and the Orthodox Devil to demonstrate the interdependency of doctrinal and local religion.330p.illus bibliography, index. Book

La medicina greca (stampa 2002)

in 8° grande, cartone edit. ill.

Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism - Volume One: From Herodotus to Plutarch [THIS VOLUME ONLY]. [SERIES]: Publications of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities - Section of Humanities

THIS VOLUME ONLY. 24.5x16.5cm. XVIII+576 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover slightly water stained and slightly curved. Spine slightly water stained. Spine edges slightly bumped. Few pages slightly wavy. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.

Studies in Jewish History: The Srcond Temple Period [IN HEBREW]

IN HEBREW. 16x23.5 cm. éá+670 pages. Hardcover in dust jacket. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.

Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism [THREE VOLUME SET] [SERIES]: Fontes Ad Res Judaicas Spectantes

THREE VOLUME SET. [VOL. I]: From Herodotus to Plutarch. xviii+576 pages. [VOL. II]: From Tacitus to Simplicius. xvii+690 pages. [VOL. III]: Appendixes and Indexes. xiii+159 pages.[All Volumes]: 16x24.5 cm. Gilt hardcover [VOL. I+II in cardboard boxes]. [ALL VOLUMES]: Spine slightly faded. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.

Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism, Volume One: From Herodotus to Plutarch Fifth printing

Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism, Volume Three: Appendixes and Indexes Second printing

Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism, Volume Two: From Tacitus to Simplicius Third printing

The Wrong Horse - The Politics of Intervention and the Failure of American Diplomacy

170 pages including index. "The Washington Post's National Editor examines how obsolete cold war policies and Henry Kissinger's 'Realpolitik' contributed to crises in Greece and Cyprus and their tragic aftermath." - from dust jacket.. Usual library markings. Back free endpaper removed. Light wear. Binding sound. We understand copies of this work were pulped by decree of an emminent American politician soon after publication. A rare surviving copy. Book

Universal History of the World : Volume II - Ancient Greece

Illustrated history of ancient Greece for school children. 181p. illus (col) Book

Il principe di capodistria

Romanzo Giacomo Aquilani, un geologo dai precenti oscuri alpi apuane Lo aspetta sepolta in un veccio albergo Irene, signora della grande pineta, ultima presidente di un società estrattiva. Parte da qui la vicenda del romanzo ambientato come Terra Predilige, nel" L'Europa selvaggia", in una Grecia amata e perdutaa, fascinosa e ricca di colori e sapori.

THE DOLPHIN IN THE LITERATURE AND ART OF GREECE AND ROME

Spine lightly browned. Tear to bottom of spine (2 cm) with chipping. Clean text. ; Contents: Nature of the Dolphin; Types of the Dolphin in Art. Conventions in the Representation of the Dolphin in Art; Dolphin in Minoan Art; Helladic and Cycladic Art. The Art of Cyprus; Geometric Art; The Dophin in Legend and Literature; Dolphin in Art and in Archaeological Remains of Historical Periods of Greece and Rome. ; Dissertation 1927; 135 pages

Talking About O'Dwyer

What really happened to a soldier in the infamous Maori battalion, killed in the battle for Crete during World War II? Half a century later, two Oxford dons attend the funeral of expatriate New Zealander O'Dwyer, and one reveals that O'Dwyer spent his life haunted by a secret Maori curse.243p. Book

Greece : American Dilemma and Opportunity

Analaysis of modern Greece during World War II and the Civil War and of American involvement there. 246p. index. VG clean tight copy, but spine fading and lettering obscured. Shadow of bookplate on ffep Book

UNTERSUCHUNGEN ZUR STRUKTUR DES REICHES VON PYLOS Die Stellung der Ortschaften im Lichte der Linear B-Texte

Small chip to head of spine. Tiny stain to front wrap. ; C. 300pp. ; Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology and Literature. Pocket-Book 77; 300 pages

UNTERSUCHUNGEN ZUR STRUKTUR DES REICHES VON PYLOS Die Stellung der Ortschaften im Lichte der Linear B-Texte

Very light shelfwear else fine. ; C. 300pp. ; Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology and Literature. Pocket-Book 77; 300 pages

Greek and Roman Voting and Elections

22x14cms. (Aspects of Greek and Roman Life series) full, crimson cloth in dj 271pp illustrated with several b/w figs throughout text. incl index.

The Unity of Plato's Gorgias. Rhetoric, Justice, and the Philosophical Life

vii + 191pp., 24cm., publisher's hardcover, dustwrapper, very good condition, F105225

Modern Greeks : Greece in World War II, the German Occupation and National Resistance, the Civil War

"The author fought in the heroic resistance against the fascist invaders and vividly recounts how Greece, ancient cradle of democracy, helped save democracy in its darkest hour. The sacrifice, honor, and successes of the Greek armed forces and the Greek guerrillas drew the admiration of the free world and kindled hope for the final victory of the Allied powers" It covers his own biography and personal experiences with an account of the War, Nazi occupation and the Civil War in Greece. Foreword by his daughter Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington. 286p. index Book

Maria Callas par del? sa l?gende.

Broch?. 443 pages.

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH OF EARLY GREECE, 800-500 B.C.

Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has a couple of small scratches to front panel and edgewear. ; 267pp.; 267 pages

THE ORIGINS OF GREEK CIVILIZATION 1100 - 650 B. C.

Former owner's name on ffep, some ink underlining and marginalia on first 44pp, else Very Good. Dustjacket torn in places and price-clipped. ; 385pp. ; 385 pages

A History of the Ancient World

New edition of a standard work on ancient history. as well as Greece and Rome it covers Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and the Indus Civilization. "Reflecting five decades of teaching and research, and drawing on the most recent scholarship, the fourth edition of this widely-read history provides the same broad coverage, chronological framework, and absorbing literary style that distinguished previous editions. For the new edition, the chapters on early humankind, the section on the revolt of Bar Kochba, and the chapter describing the end of the Roman Empire in the west have been rewritten to incorporate the most recent scholarship, and bibliographies have been brought up to date throughout. A classic survey of history from the beginnings of humankind to the fall of the Roman Empire, Starr"s A History of the Ancient World makes the latest scholarship available to the general reader in a lively and accessible way. / Chester G. Starr, Bentley Professor of History, University of Michigan." 742p. illus bibliography.index Book

Lo spionaggio politico nella Grecia classica. A cura di Corrado Petrocelli. Introduzione di Luciano Canfora.

In 16°, brossura editoriale illustrata con alette, pp. 185, (7), collana "Il Divano N°75", esemplare molto buono. (MAG ZG1) (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine) 9788838910135 (MAG ZG1)