The religion of ancient Rome;

"Works bearing on the early religion of Rome": p. [114]

Reste arabischen heidentumes,

Mode of access: Internet.

Ancient History pamphlets

A collection of miscellaneous pamphlets.

The rock tombs of El Amarna ...

Pt. I, The tomb of Meryra.-Pt. II, The tombs of Panehesy and Meryra: II.-Pt. III, The tombs of Huya and Ahmes; with an appendix on the Greek graffiti by Seymour de Ricci.- Pt. IV, Tombs of Penthu Mahu, and others.-Pt. V, Smaller tombs and boundary stelae.-Pt. VI, Tombs of Parennefer, Tutu and Aéy

The religious experience of the Roman people, from the earliest times to the age of Augustus;

Mode of access: Internet.

Der raub und die rückkehr der Persephone in ihrer bedeutung für die mythologie, litteratur- und kunst-geschichte,

Mode of access: Internet.

Die Götter und heroen, nebst einer Übersicht der Cultusstätten und Religionsgebräuche der Griechen; eine Vorschule der Kunstmythologie.

Mode of access: Internet.

La mythologie slave

Includes bibliographical references.

Le culte d'Apollon Pythien à Athènes,

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Ancient art and ritual,

Bibliography: p. 253-254.

Der Hellenen priesterstaat mit vorzüglicher Rüksicht auf die Hierodulen.

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Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Biblical Research, pt. 2

Discussion of how archaeology today can illuminate the world of the Bible, specifically the Israelite settlement in Canaan, and how it is possible to reconstruct the lost background of the Israelite cults.

Motivations for group membership: The role of subjective importance and uncertainty reduction

An experiment was conducted to investigate the idea that an important motive for identifying with social groups is to reduce subjective uncertainty, particularly uncertainty on subjectively important dimensions that have implications for the self-concept (e.g., Hogg, 1996; Hogg & Mullin, 1999). When people are uncertain on a dimension that is subjectively important, they self-categorize in terms of an available social categorization and, thus, exhibit group behaviors. To test this general hypothesis, group membership, task uncertainty, and task importance were manipulated in a 2 x 2 x 2 between-participants design (N = 128), under relatively minimal group conditions. Ingroup identification and desire for consensual validation of specific attitudes were the key dependent measures, but we also measured social awareness. All three predictions were supported. Participants identified with their group (H1), and desired to obtain consensual validation from ingroup members (H2) when they were uncertain about their judgments on important dimensions, indicating that uncertainty reduction motivated participants towards embracing group membership. In addition, identification mediated the interactive effect of the independent variables on consensual validation (H3), and the experimental results were not associated with an increased sense of social awareness and, therefore, were unlikely to represent only behavioral compliance with generic social norms. Some implications of this research in the study of cults and totalist groups and the explication of genocide and group violence are discussed.