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Record Nr.

UNISA996207191603316

Autore

Mikalson Jon D. <1943->

Titolo

Greek popular religion in Greek philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / Jon D. Mikalson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-161467-X

9786612639609

0-19-157678-6

1-282-63960-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Disciplina

180

Soggetti

Philosophy, Ancient

Philosophy and religion - Greece - History

Greece Religion

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1. �Service to the Gods�""; ""2. Prayer, Sacrifice, Festivals, Dedications, and Priests in �Service to the Gods�""; ""3. Divination and Its Range of Influence""; ""4. �Proper Respect for the Gods� and �Religious Correctness�""; ""5. �Religious Correctness� and Justice""; ""6. Philosophers and the Benevolence of the Greek Gods""; ""Appendix: Polling the Greeks and Their Philosophers""; ""References""; ""Index of passages cited""; ""General index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""

""K""""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

This is a study of how Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek philosophers described, interpreted, criticized, and utilized the components and concepts of the religion of the people of their time. These include the practices of sacrifice prayer, dedications, and divination, and the governing concepts of piety and impiety.