Ancient Greek Religion provides an introduction to the
fundamental beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek
religion.
* Focuses on Athens in the classical period
* Includes detailed discussion of Greek gods and heroes, myth and
cult, and vivid descriptions of Greek religion as it was
practiced
* Ancient texts are presented in boxes to promote thought and
discussion, and abundant illustrations help readers visualize the
rich and varied religious life of ancient Greece
* Revised edition includes additional boxed texts and
bibliography, an 8-page color plate section, a new discussion of
the nature of Greek ‚piety, ‚ and a new chapter on Greek
Religion and Greek Culture
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of color plates vii
List of figures ix
List of maps xiii
Preface xv
Abbreviations xix
I An Overview: Greek Sanctuaries and Worship 1
II Greek Gods, Heroes, and Polytheism 31
III Seven Greek Cult Myths 53
IV Five Major Greek Cults 67
V Religion in the Greek Family and Village 123
VI Religion of the Greek City-State 149
VII Greek Religion and the Individual 169
VIII Greek Religion in the Hellenistic Period 185
IX Greek Religion and Greek Culture 205
Glossary of recurring Greek terms 227
Index 231
Über den Autor
Jon D. Mikalson is William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. In 1968-1969 he was a Fellow and in 1994-1995 a Whitehead Professor at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece. His books include Athenian Popular Religion (1983), Honor Thy Gods: Popular Religion in Greek Tragedy (1991), Religion in Hellenistic Athens (1998), and Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Wars (2002).
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