Religions of the Ancient Greeks

Religions of the Ancient Greeks
Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 234
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0521388678
ISBN-13 : 9780521388672
Rating : 4/5 (672 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Religions of the Ancient Greeks by : S. R. F. Price

Download or read book Religions of the Ancient Greeks written by S. R. F. Price and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


Religions of the Ancient Greeks Related Books

Religions of the Ancient Greeks
Language: en
Pages: 234
Authors: S. R. F. Price
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-06-28 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

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
Ancient Greek Religion
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Jon D. Mikalson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-06 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

GET EBOOK

Provides undergraduate students with a vibrant account of the religious world of ancient Greece, now in its third edition Ancient Greek Religion offers a detail
On Greek Religion
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Robert C.T. Parker
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

GET EBOOK

"There is something of a paradox about our access to ancient Greek religion. We know too much, and too little. The materials that bear on it far outreach an ind
Religion in the Ancient Greek City
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: Louise Bruit Zaidman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-12-17 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

This book is a translation into English of La religion grecque by Louise Bruit Zaidman and Pauline Schmitt Pantel, described by Dr Simon Price as 'an excellent
The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion
Language: en
Pages: 737
Authors: Esther Eidinow
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Oxford Handbooks

GET EBOOK

This handbook offers both students and teachers of ancient Greek religion a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship in the subject, from the