{"product_id":"nonnus-of-panopolis-in-context-bannert-9789004341197","title":"Nonnus of Panopolis in Context II: Poetry, Religion, and Society: Proceedings of the International Conference on Nonnus of Panopolis, 26th - 29th Sept","description":"Nonnus of Panopolis in Upper-Egypt is the author of the 48 books of the last large scale mythological epic in antiquity, the \u003ci\u003eDionysiaca\u003c\/i\u003e. The same author also wrote an epic poem on the life and times of Jesus Christ according to \u003ci\u003eSt John's Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e. Nonnus has an outstanding position in ancient literature being at the same time a pagan and a Christian author, living in a time when Christianity was common in the Roman empire, while pagan culture and traditional world views were still maintained. The volume is designed to cover literary, cultural and religious aspects of Nonnus' poetry as well as to highlight the social and educational background of both the \u003ci\u003eDionysiaca\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eParaphrasis of the Gospel of St. John\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert Bannert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004341196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004341197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Herbert Bannert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075252515071,"sku":"9789004341197","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c46122ce-0276-4ad6-9848-f58372c34c35.jpg?v=1685458478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nonnus-of-panopolis-in-context-bannert-9789004341197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}