02677nam 2200541Ia 450 991045069470332120200520144314.00-8078-6201-0(CKB)1000000000447685(EBL)880298(OCoLC)559797134(SSID)ssj0000170555(PQKBManifestationID)11159480(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170555(PQKBWorkID)10223781(PQKB)11005671(MiAaPQ)EBC880298(Au-PeEL)EBL880298(CaPaEBR)ebr10064772(CaONFJC)MIL930701(EXLCZ)99100000000044768520021122d2003 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHerodotus and religion in the Persian Wars[electronic resource] /Jon D. MikalsonChapel Hill ;London University of North Carolina Pressc20031 online resource (284 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-7288-1 0-8078-2798-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-247) and indexes.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; ZThe 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 influeGreeceReligionGreeceHistoryPersian Wars, 500-449 B.CReligious aspectsElectronic books.292.08Mikalson Jon D.1943-169405MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450694703321Herodotus and religion in the Persian Wars1107962UNINA