Greek Gods in the East

Hellenistic Iconographic Schemes in Central Asia

Distributed for Karolinum Press, Charles University

Paper $35.00 ISBN: 9788024620459 Published February 2013 World rights except for the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

In Greek Gods in the East, Ladislav Stanco explores the exportation of religious imagery and themes from the Hellenistic Mediterranean to Gandhara, today in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Bactria, present-day Uzbekistan. As Stanco shows clearly and effectively, while Eastern cultures borrowed heavily from the iconography of Greek mythology, they also adapted and amended images and stories to reflect their own tastes and ideas over the centuries. This volume includes over three hundred images and presents an important comparative study for art historians and scholars of ancient history.