Herodotus and religion in the Persian Wars [[electronic resource] /] / Jon D. Mikalson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450694703321
• Autore: Mikalson Jon D. <1943->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chapel Hill ; ; London, : University of North Carolina Press, c2003
• ISBN: 0-8078-6201-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 292.08
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; Greece Religion; Greece History Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C Religious aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-247) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; ONE: A Religious Account of the Persian Invasions; TWO: Greek Gods, Heroes, and the Divine in the Persian Invasions; THREE: Some Religious Beliefs and Attitudes of Herodotus; APPENDIX: Herodotus on the Origins of Greek Religion; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Passages Cited; A; C; D; E; H; I; L; P; Q; S; T; V; X; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. Using the Histories of Herodotus as well as other historical and archaeological sources, Jon Mikalson shows how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history.In the period of the invasions and the years immediately after, the Greeks--internationally, state by state, and sometimes individually--turned to their deities, using religious practices to influe