The University of North Carolina Press

Religious Studies

Ancient Religion


Popular Religion in Late Saxon England
Elf Charms in Context
by Karen Louise Jolly

Honorable Mention, AHA Pacific Coast Branch Annual Award

"A broad and fascinating panorama of Anglo-Saxon religious culture. While Jolly speaks of 'popular' religion, she makes no facile distinction between this and clerical Christianity; the book marks a noteworthy advance in our study of this culture in all its complexities."Richard Kieckhefer, Northwestern University

264 pp., 2262-0 $39.95 cl
4565-5 $16.95 pa

Christian Pilgrimage in Modern Western Europe
by Mary Lee Nolan and Sidney Nolan

"Well organized, elegantly written, and thoroughly researched. The authors have presented the results of their long-term study in readable language, using a wide variety of excellent maps and tables to illustrate the rich statistical data they have collected. . . . A landmark volume."Journal of the American Academy of Religion

444 pp., 4389-X $18.95 cl

Studies in Religion

Honor Thy Gods
Popular Religion in Greek Tragedy
by Jon D. Mikalson

"Honor Thy Gods greatly enhances Jon Mikalson's reputation as a leading exponent of Athenian religion. The work is lively and comprehensive and will make a fine companion piece to Athenian
Popular Religion
. Refreshingly readable and

uncluttered by doctrinaire assumptions, it reviews

a familiar subject in an entirely new way. It should quickly establish itself as required reading for students of both Greek religion and Greek tragedy."Robert S. J. Garland, Colgate University

376 pp., 2005-9 $49.95 cl

4348-2 $16.95 pa

Athenian Popular Religion
by Jon D. Mikalson

"Mikalson's research is thorough, his narrative cogent and informative, and his conclusions insightful and stimulating. This is certainly one of the best studies of Greek religion to appear in the last twenty years."Historians

156 pp., 4194-3 $12.95 pa

Lands, Laws, and Gods
Magistrates and Ceremony in the Regulation of Public Lands in Republican Rome
by Daniel J. Gargola

"An excellent treatment of an important subject. . . . A must for anyone working on any aspect of Roman religion or politics. It will also interest students of comparative politics, religion, and anthropology."T. J. Cornell, University College, London

280 pp., 2233-7 $39.95 cl

Studies in the History of Greece and Rome