How (if, and if so, how, when, and why) did the vast complex of ancient Graeco-Roman religion, that had united and held together the ancient Mediterranean world, come to an end? I have attempted to...Show moreHow (if, and if so, how, when, and why) did the vast complex of ancient Graeco-Roman religion, that had united and held together the ancient Mediterranean world, come to an end? I have attempted to devise a reasoned roadmap to solving that issue, in conversation with recent scholarship and in doing so have strived to create a method and subset of themes that a scholar can use to study the end of a religion.Show less
This thesis analyses the application of Cultural memory and the unity between the Christian and pre-Christian origins of Christmas in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, John Masefield's The Box of...Show moreThis thesis analyses the application of Cultural memory and the unity between the Christian and pre-Christian origins of Christmas in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, John Masefield's The Box of Delights and Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising.Show less
The purpose of this study is to investigate how Hellenic reconstructionist in America construct their religion and what their reconstruction principles are. This study is done on the basis of two...Show moreThe purpose of this study is to investigate how Hellenic reconstructionist in America construct their religion and what their reconstruction principles are. This study is done on the basis of two primary sources. This study is a literature study. The two primary sources used in this study were: A Beginner’s Guide to Hellenismos written by Timothy Jay Alexander and Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism today written by Tony Mierzwicki. An important secondary source which was used in this study is a thesis written by Tao Thykier Makeeff named Do Satyrs Wear Sneakers? Hellenic Polytheism and the reception of Antiquity in Contemporary Greece – a Study in Serious Play. The results show that primary and secondary sources are the most important sources on which Hellenic reconstructionist base their religion. In America UPG (Unverified Personal Gnosis) is also very important for the Hellenic reconstructionist to shape the religion. The results also show there are differences and similarities between the two primary sources and a secondary source about Hellenic reconstructionism in Greece.Show less
A study of emperor Julian the Apostate's imperial tradition, being his entire body of policy and iconographic tradition in regard to coinage. This study compares these topics to predecessors and...Show moreA study of emperor Julian the Apostate's imperial tradition, being his entire body of policy and iconographic tradition in regard to coinage. This study compares these topics to predecessors and successors of Julian in an attempt to find the impact of Julian's policies on successors, and whether Julian created a partially, or wholly, new imperial tradition or based his on an earlier, pre-Christian, imperial tradition.Show less
