Download or read book Archiv für Religionsgeschichte written by Jan Assmann and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first thematic section of volume 12 of the Archive for Religious History deals with the "names and representations of the gods" in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. The second part contains various contributions on theology and cult practices in the Greek and Roman worlds, all with the specific aim of arriving at a more exact understanding of ancient polytheism and a better understanding of cult rituals.