Lucian's laughing gods : religion, philosophy, and popular culture in the Roman East /

Lucian's laughing gods : religion, philosophy, and popular culture in the Roman East /

No comic author from the ancient world features the gods as often as Lucian of Samosata, yet the meaning of his works remain contested. He is either seen as undermining the gods and criticizing religion through his humor, or as not engaging with religion at all, featuring the gods as literary charac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kuin, Inger N. I. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Lucian, > of Samosata > Religion.
Lucian, > of Samosata > Criticism and interpretation.
Gods, Greek, in literature.
Satire, Greek > History and criticism.
Rome > Civilization > Middle Eastern influences.

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