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[PurpleDragonsGems]

The Indubitable Katie-Kat

Question--while I'm home for the summer I have access to a library and multiple bookstores, time to read, and space for books. Are there any specific books you'd recommend for a historical perspective as opposed to a mythological one? Or recommendations for books with modern interpretations?

This is my list of books that I'd like to find and read. Its gathered from various sites. =3

• Lesley Adkins & Roy A. Adkins, Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece
• Walter Burkert, Greek Religion
• Walter Burkert, Homo Necans
• Drew Campbell, Old Stones, New Temples
• Robert Garland, The Greek Way of Life
• Robert Garland, The Greek Way of Death
• Jane Ellen Harrison, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion
• Hesiod, Theogony; Works and Days
• Homer, Homeric Hymns
• Homer, The Iliad
• Homer, The Odyssey
• Karl Kerenyi, Gods of the Greeks
• Karl Kerenyi, Religion of the Greeks and Romans
• Fritz Graf, Greek Mythology
• W.T.C. Guthrie, The Greeks and their Gods
• Mary Lefkowitz, Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths
• Jon D. Mikalson, Athenian Popular Religion
• Martin P. Nilsson, Greek Folk Religion
• Walter Otto, The Homeric Gods
• H. W. Parke, Festivals of the Athenians
• Robert Parker, Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion
• Solon’s Precepts and Maxims of the Seven Sages
• Sarah Kate Istra Winter, Kharis: Hellenic Polytheism Explored
Greek Gods
Apollo
• Karl Kerenyi, Apollo: The Wind, the Spirit, and the God
• Jon Soloman, Apollo: Origins and Influences
Athena
• Karl Kerenyi, Athene: Virgin and Mother in Greek Religion
Demeter and Persephone
• Karl Kerenyi, Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter
Dionysus
• Karl Kerenyi, Dionysus: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life
• Walter Otto, Dionysus: Myth and Cult
• Nonnos, Dionysiaca I, II, and III
Hermes
• Karl Kerenyi, Hermes: Guide of Souls
Greek Mysteries
• Walter Burkert, Ancient Mystery Cults
• U. Bianchi, The Greek Mysteries (Iconography of Religions Section 17, Greece and Rome)
• Linda Fierz-David, Women's Dionysian Initiation: The Villa of Mysteries in Pompeii (Jungian Classics Series ; 11)
• Karl Kerenyi, Eleusis
• Mavin Meyer, The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook: Sacred Texts of the Mystery Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World
• Carl Ruck, The Road To Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries
Greek Mysticism, Magic, and Theurgy
• Hans Betz, Greek Magical Papyri in Translation
• E. R. Dodds, The Greeks and the Irrational
• Christopher Faraone, et al, Magika Hiera: Ancient Greek Magic and Religion
• Fritz Graf, Magic in the Ancient World
• Iamblichus, On the Mysteries
• Sarah Iles Johnson, Hekate Soteira
• Peter Kingsley, Ancient Philosophers, Mysteries, and Magic
• Peter Kingsley, In Dark Places of Wisdom
• Peter Kingsley, Reality
• George Luck, Arcana Mundi  

[maenad nuri]

yeah that's a good list!

*still has to read a lot on that list herself*

If you want to read Kharis, wait. She's coming out with a new edition this or next month.

And I recommend Ginette Paris's books Pagan Grace and Pagan Meditations. Very interesting work. Feminist Archetypal psychology (via Hillman) and Greek mythology.  

[PurpleDragonsGems]

I'd be happy if I could just get my hands on a copy of Greek Religion by Walter Burkert neutral  

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Dragon_Witch_Woman

I'd be happy if I could just get my hands on a copy of Greek Religion by Walter Burkert neutral

Amazon it.
I got my copy £20 cheaper (new!) than if I had bought it from waterstones.  

[maenad nuri]

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Dragon_Witch_Woman

I'd be happy if I could just get my hands on a copy of Greek Religion by Walter Burkert neutral

Amazon it.
I got my copy £20 cheaper (new!) than if I had bought it from waterstones.

I was lucky when I got it. I was broke, but pawing at it in the bookstore and my brother bought it for me.

The priestly brother too. mwha ha ha.  

[PurpleDragonsGems]

Nuri

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Dragon_Witch_Woman

I'd be happy if I could just get my hands on a copy of Greek Religion by Walter Burkert neutral

Amazon it.
I got my copy £20 cheaper (new!) than if I had bought it from waterstones.

I was lucky when I got it. I was broke, but pawing at it in the bookstore and my brother bought it for me.

The priestly brother too. mwha ha ha.

I should ask my mum for it for christmas xd  

[Calixti]

Holy cow that's a lot of books. o.o

I think it's time to update my Amazon wishlist.

EDIT: Printed out the list and took it to Borders.

They didn't have a single one. Argh.  

[maenad nuri]

Nuri: as Pragmatic as the Ancient Athenians.  

[PurpleDragonsGems]

The Indubitable Katie-Kat

Holy cow that's a lot of books. o.o

I think it's time to update my Amazon wishlist.

EDIT: Printed out the list and took it to Borders.

They didn't have a single one. Argh.

Yeah, Borders sucks like that. We have a Walden Books here, which is part of Borders, they never have the book I'm lookin' for. Thankfully, There is not only a Books a Million, but also a Barns and Noble in a city close to me. I know I can order the books I want from there if need be (and if I ever get the cash -_-)  

[maenad nuri]

Khairete everyone,

I am happy to announce the release of the second edition of my book, Kharis: Hellenic Polytheism Explored. The first edition was printed via Cafepress four years ago, and I wanted to publish a more professional version now that the technology was more readily available. While I was doing that, I decided to include an updated Hellenic pagan survey, incorporate a few recent articles I've written, and make several smaller changes, updates and additions.

You can visit the website for the book (including a Table of Contents) here: http://www.winterscapes.com/kharis/
And buy it either via CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/Customer/EStore.do?id=3344165
Or Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Kharis-Sarah-Kate-Istra-Winter/dp/143823192X/

I will be donating 20% of the proceeds from this book to Survival International, a charitable organization working to protect tribal peoples around the world.

For those unfamiliar with my book, here's the blurb:

Kharis: Hellenic Polytheism Explored delves into the many aspects of the revival of Greek paganism, from its ancient roots to its modern practice. It is written for the person new to Hellenismos, and for the person who has been practicing for years, as well as for people outside of the religion who are interested in learning more. It covers not only the basics of worship, but also how to make the ancient religion relevant to modern times, cultivate relationships with the gods and other divinities, and create a deeply satisfying spiritual life.

The emphasis of this book is on the concept of kharis - the reciprocity so implicit in the practice of Hellenic polytheism. From the simplest devotional act, to prayer, to divination, to mysticism, the principle of reciprocal favor governs the heart of this religion and lets each worshipper encounter the gods on a real and profound level.

Feel free to pass this announcement along to any lists, groups, etc. that you think might be interested.

-Oinokhoe  

[PurpleDragonsGems]

*sigh* I have a bit of a space issue. We've just recently had three more family memebers move in with us. Space was already and problem in this two bedroom apartment, but now there are seven people and seven people's worth of crap in this tiny apartment. Now, I'd go outside worship, but I can't really do that eather, because I'm worried some idiot will complain that I'm worshiping satan behind the apartment building. Any advice?  

[maenad nuri]

Why not do simple outside sacrifices to the Chthonic gods? Quick and easy ones outside the back door?  

[PurpleDragonsGems]

Nuri

Why not do simple outside sacrifices to the Chthonic gods? Quick and easy ones outside the back door?

That sounds workable, though it'll have to be on the front porch. xd I'll have to do research on the Chthonic gods.