Philostratus's Heroikos: Religion and Cultural Identity in the Third Century C. E.

Publisher Marketing: North American and European classicists explore the relationship between religion and the construction of cultural identity in the hero-cult dialogue Heroikos, contending that its religious interest are intimately related to Philostratus' interests in the literary act of re-creating a coherent Greek identity for the Greek elites of the Roman Empire Contributor Bio:  Aitken, Ellen Bradshaw Assistant Professor of New Testament at Harvard Divinity School. Contributor Bio:  MacLean, Jennifer K Berenson Associate Professor of Religion in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Roanoke College