Religions of the Ancient Greeks (Key Themes in Ancient History) (Paperback)
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Short Description for Religions of the Ancient Greeks This 1999 book describes the religious life of the Greeks from the archaic to the Roman periods.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 01 July 1999
- Format: Paperback 230 pages
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- Categories: General & World History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | History Of Religion | Ancient Religions & Mythologies
- ISBN 13: 9780521388672 ISBN 10: 0521388678
- Sales rank: 284,094
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Full description for Religions of the Ancient Greeks
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.
