Animals in Ancient Greek Religion will be of interest to students and scholars of Greek religion, Greek myth, and ancient religion more broadly, as well as for anyone interested in human/animal relations in the ancient world.

Julia Kindt is Professor of Ancient Greek History in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney, Australia, and a current Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2018-22). Her publications include Rethinking Greek Religion (2012) and Re-visiting Delphi: Religion and Storytelling in Ancient Greece (2016), as well as several co-edited volumes including The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015).

On Gods, Humans, and Animals Julia Kindt

Part 1: Perspectives

1. The 'Entanglement' of Gods, Humans, and Animals in Ancient Greek Religion Jeremy McInerney

2. Sources for the Study of Animals in Ancient Greek Religion Ingvild Sælid Gilhus

3. Approaches: The Animal in the Study of Ancient Greek Religion Emily Kearns

Part 2: Representations

4. Gods and Heroes, Humans and Animals in Ancient Greek Myth Hannah Willey

5. The Theriomorphism of the Major Greek Gods Jan Bremmer

6. Greek Anthropomorphism vs. Egyptian Zoomorphism: Conceptual Considerations in Greek Thought and Literature Julia Kindt

7. Philosophers on Animals in Ancient Greek Religion James Henderson Collins II

Part 3: Beliefs and Practices

8. Caloric Codes: Ancient Greek Animal Sacrifice Fritz Graf

9. Animals in Ancient Greek Divination: Oracles, Predictions, and Omens Julia Kindt

10. Animals in Ancient Greek Dedications Milette Gaifman

11. Animals in Asclepian Medicine: Myth, Cult, and Miracle Healings Florian Steger and Frank Ursin

12. Circe's Ram: Animals in Ancient Greek Magic Korshi Dosoo

Gods, Humans, and Animals Revisited Julia Kindt