Index
anatomical curses. see curse, cursing
anomy
33, 34, 36–37, 42, 50, 148, 149–153
transition, liminality; crisis
anthropomorphism. see gods
antiphasis. see inconsistencies
apotropaic death. see sacrifice
Aristarchus
285
Aristotle
100–104, 285
Beekes, R.
309
Beichtinschriften. see epigraphic sources
Belayche, N.
256, 317
belief. see religion
Boer, W. den
9
Bremmer, J.N.
12, 15 n.52, 150
Burkert, W.
4, n.10, 11, 15 n.52, 18, 31 n.129, 40 n.156, 41, 147, 256 n.9, 306, 319
categorisation
163–166, 170–173, 180, 187–189, 314
definitions; emic/etic
Chaniotis, A.
13, n.44, 14–15, 18, 23, 40 n.157, 315
cognition
cognitive dissonance
22, 42, 64, 291
cognitive science of religion
63–80, 180, 285, 287–295, 304–305
counterintuitiveness
73–80
dual process theory
64–68
hyperactive agency detection
71
mental models of causality
68–72
cognitive dissonance. see cognition
cognitive science of religion. see cognition
comparativism
14, 26, 31 n.129, 34, 74, 147, 155, 289, 290, 310
universals
confession texts. see epigraphic sources
counterintuitiveness. see cognition
crisis
33, 34, 36, 27, 50, 149 n.27
transition, liminality; anomy
crucifixion
227–228
Cumont, F.
18
curse, cursing
43, 45–47, 50, 161–179
anatomical curses
46
defixiones, katadesmoi
164, 173–174, 273, 311–314
erotic curses
166–170, 177–179
prayers for justice
43, 45, 161–162, 163–166, 173, 273, 311–314
death and rebirth. see transition, liminality
definitions
25, 180–186, 325–326
emic/etic; categorisation
defixiones. see curse, cursing
devotio. see sacrifice
diphonia. see inconsistencies
divine agency. see gods
Dreher, M.
165, 312–314
dual process theory. see cognition
emic/etic
25, 161, 163, 181–189, 257, 326
categorisation; definitions
emotion
31, 47, 195–221, 315
Epidauros
76–77, 81–82
epicleses, epikleseis. see gods
epigraphic sources
195–221, 255–280, 315
curse, cursing
confession texts, Beichtinschriften
43, 45–46, 270–271, 276, 277, 278
iamata
76–77, 81–82
lapis satricanus
6 n.15, 30
epiphany. see gods
epithets. see gods
erotic curses. see curse, cursing
Eschner, C.
316
establishment of a cult. see gods
Fehling, D.
11
gods
40, 66–68, 106–107, 114–115, 117, 152, 157, 320
religion, polytheism, henotheism, monotheism, monolatry
anthropomorphism
108–109
communication with
204–211
divine agency
69–70
epicleses, epikleseis, epithets
67, 205–206, 289 n.4, 290, 293–295
epiphany
43, 46, 114, 199–203, 217, 272–273
megatheism
264, 274, 318 n.26, 320–321, 331, 346
metonomy
106, 107–123
personification
119
Harrison, T.
289–293
Hartmann, B.
9
healing
75–77
henotheism
38–39, 41–43, 68, 255–280, 317–349
gods, religion
historiography of
260–265, 317
Homer
100
hyperactive agency detection. see cognition
iamata. see epigraphic sources
inconsistencies
22, 24, 25–26, 29–30, 36, 39–40, 41, 42, 48, 50, 63–64, 80, 84–87, 145, 195, 279, 286, 289–293, 299, 312, 318–323
antiphasis, diphonia
88–95
acceptance of, in ancient authors
95–104, 295, 300–301
individualism. see religion
Jonge, C. de
286
Jordan, D.
311
katadesmoi. see curse, cursing
language
enunciatory, acclamatory
264, 267, 269, 271 n.94, 274, 275, 277, n.138, 280
illocutionary
188, 193
emotional
212–217
performative
127, 189–190
lapis satricanus. see epigraphic sources
liminality. see transition, liminality
lived religion. see religion
mageia. see magic
magic
43, 45,46–47, 161, 180–194
mageia
sources, supposed
185
martyrdom. see sacrifice
materiality. see religion
megatheism. see religion
mental models of causality. see cognition
mentality
13–14, 196, 212
metonomy. see gods
Meuli, K.
12, 13, 17, 20 n.78, 48
miracle
46, 74–77
monolatry
325
gods; religion
monotheism
325–326
gods; religion
myth and ritual
34, 36, 37, 127–144, 145–158, 301–305, 310, 324
Nock, A.D.
12, 16, 18
offering oneself in compensation. see sacrifice
patronage
37
personification. see gods
pharmakos, scapegoat. see sacrifice
Pleket, H.W.
10
polytheism
38–41, 43, 50, 66–67, 80, 205, 255–259, 274–275, 278–279, 318–322
gods; religion
prayer. see religion
prayers for justice. see curse, cursing
religion
107, 180, 194, 196–197, 221
gods, polytheism, henotheism, monotheism, monolatry
belief
15, 40, 196
establishment of a cult
217–220
individualism
13–14, 31
lived religion
1, 6, 13–15, 31, 40 n.157, 43, 190, 195–196, 306
materiality
192–194, 314–31
prayer
43, 45–46, 188–189
ritual
1, 15, 34, 36, 40, 50, 66, 107, 120, 143, 147, 186, 187, 259
ruler cult
38–39, 41–42, 77–80
representation versus reality
184, 186
ritual. see religion
Robert, L.
18
ruler cult. see religion
role reversal, inversion
12, 34, 36–37, 50, 145, 149–150, 153–154
sacrifice
32–33
apotropaic death
226–251
devotio
31–32
martyrdom
31
pharmakos, scapegoat
31, 42
self-sacrifice; offering oneself in compensation
31–32, 225–251, 316
substitute sacrifice
31–32, 42
Schlesier, R.
23
self-sacrifice. see sacrifice
Sierksma, F.
10
social sciences
10, 13, 18–19, 21, 264, 280, 299, 306, 307 n.19
Sourvinou-Inwood, C.
290, 292, 295
Straten, F. van
18, 33 n.133
structuralism
11, 19–20, 25, 145, 147, 155, 138, 256 n.9, 306–310
substitute sacrifice. see sacrifice
symbolic thought
78–79
transition, liminality
33–34, 36, 37, 50, 145, 147, 149 n.27, 302
crisis; anomy
death and rebirth
144, 146
triumphus
30, 31 n.129
universals
14, 26, 47, 80, 287–288, 290–291
comparativism
Vernant, J.-P.
4 n.10, 11, 15 n.52, 18, 19, 20, 40 n.156, 41, 256 n.9, 279, 306–308, 319
Versnel, H.S.
biography
2–3, 5, 7, 83 n.1, 84, 99, 177, 225–226, 283–284, 286–289, 299, 302, 306–307, 315, 316, 323–324
combattiveness
17, 23
complexification
7 n.23, 177
defining
25, 161
definitions
didacticism
16, 30 n.128, 298
eclecticism
11–12, 15–16, 18, 21–22, 28 n.121
factual knowledge, sources, empiricism
16–18, 30
footnotes
20–21, 30, 63
humanism
7, 13, 31, 307
hyperbole, irony, humour
28
inspirational others
9–12, 20, 41 n.158
integrity
22
patternism
13
personal religiosity
10–11, 23–24
polyparadigmaticy
21, 149, 154, 156, 158
social sciences
(post)modernism
7, 27–28
theorizing
18
wonderment
8
Waszink, J.H.
9, 10 n.34
women, history of
37–38, 154