Suggested secondary sources, scholars and academic works

This list is included only to support teachers. The works listed here should be considered a ‘starting point’ or helpful guide to the type of material teachers may wish to use. Items on these lists will not be directly referenced in assessment materials, or specifically expected in responses, but have been included to exemplify the kind of material learners may use to support their answers. This is not to be taken as a definitive or prescriptive list.

The Levels of Response grids, used for the marking of the 30 mark essay questions in assessments, credit learners for use of “secondary sources, scholars and academic works” to support their arguments. Learners will be given credit for referring to any appropriate scholarly views or academic approaches, not only those suggested in this specification document.

Greek religion:

  • Brut Zaidman, L. (1992) Religion in the Ancient Greek City, Cambridge University Press

  • Emerson, M. (2007) Greek Sanctuaries: An Introduction, Bristol Classical Press

  • Garland, R. (2013) Religion and the Greeks (Classical World Series), Bloomsbury

  • Parker, R. (2007) Polytheism and Society at Athens, Oxford University Press

  • Price, S. (1999) Religions of the Ancient Greeks (Key Themes in Ancient