Bibliograph

Religions of the ancient Greeks, Simon Price

Type

Label

Religions of the ancient Greeks, Simon Price

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Religions of the ancient Greeks

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1140456953

Responsibility statement

Simon Price

Series statement

Key themes in ancient historyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

This 1999 book is about the religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods. Simon Price does not describe some abstract and self-contained system of religion or myths but examines local practices and ideas in the light of general Greek ideas, relating them for example, to gender roles and to cultural and political life (including Attic tragedy and the trial of Socrates). He also lays emphasis on the reactions to Greek religions of ancient thinkers - Greek, Roman, Jewish and Christian. The evidence drawn on is of all kinds: literary texts, which are translated throughout; inscriptions, including an appendix of newly translated Greek inscriptions; and archaeology, which is highlighted in the numerous illustrations.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Gods, myths and festivals -- Religious places -- Authority, control and crisis -- Girls and boys, women and men -- Elective cults -- Greek thinkers -- Reactions to Greek religions -- Appendix of Greek inscriptions in translation

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