Diodorus' mythistory and the pagan mission historiography and culture-heroes in the first pentad of the Bibliotheke /

Diodorus' mythistory and the pagan mission historiography and culture-heroes in the first pentad of the Bibliotheke /

The traditional Diodoran scholarship has been challenged in the last decades by a revisionist approach, which concentrates on Diodorus Siculus' contribution rather than on his lost sources. Building on that approach, this book focuses on the Bibliotheke's first pentad, which has usually be...

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Main Author: Sulimani, Iris.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 331.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

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Diodorus, > Siculus. > Bibliotheca historica. > Book 1-5.
History, Ancient > Historiography.
Mythology, Greek > Historiography.
Mythology, Greek, in literature.

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505 0 0 |t Preliminary Material /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t Introduction /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t 1. The Genre: Universal History /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t 2. The Use Of Sources: Diodorus' Predecessors And His Own Contribution /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t 3. Working Methods: Emphasis On Organization And Orderly Discussions /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t 4. Mythical History And Actual Geography: Legendary Heroes Wandering Along Real Paths /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t 5. The Pagan Mission: Mythical Heroes In The Service Of Mankind /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t 6. Missionaries And Recipients: The Relationships Between Diodorus' Heroes And Their Addressees /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t Conclusions /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t Bibliography /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t General Index /  |r I. Sulimani --   |t Index Of Significant Greek Terms /  |r I. Sulimani. 
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