04617nam 2201045Ia 450 991079259960332120230725023449.01-282-55616-997866125561660-520-94548-410.1525/9780520945487(CKB)2670000000018794(EBL)517164(OCoLC)609863784(SSID)ssj0000357873(PQKBManifestationID)11272693(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357873(PQKBWorkID)10359360(PQKB)10897381(MiAaPQ)EBC517164(MdBmJHUP)muse30622(DE-B1597)520369(OCoLC)613205556(DE-B1597)9780520945487(Au-PeEL)EBL517164(CaPaEBR)ebr10386296(CaONFJC)MIL255616(EXLCZ)99267000000001879420091008d2010 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrCivic rights[electronic resource] democracy and religion in ancient Athens /Nancy EvansBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (295 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26203-4 0-520-26202-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Maps -- Introduction: The City of Pericles and Socrates -- One. Cleisthenes: The Family Curse behind Athenian Democracy -- Two. Athena: Religion and the Demo cratic Polis -- Three. Pericles: Empire and War in the City of Athena -- Four. Demeter: Civic Worship, Women's Rites, and the Eleusinian Mysteries -- Five. Alcibiades: Politics, Religion, and the Cult of Personality -- Six. Dionysus: Civic Rituals of Wine, Theater, and Transformation -- Seven. Socrates: Impiety Trials in the Restored Democracy -- Epilogue: The City after Socrates -- Glossary of terms -- Suggested further readings by chapter -- Bibliography -- IndexCivic Rites explores the religious origins of Western democracy by examining the government of fifth-century BCE Athens in the larger context of ancient Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Deftly combining history, politics, and religion to weave together stories of democracy's first leaders and critics, Nancy Evans gives readers a contemporary's perspective on Athenian society. She vividly depicts the physical environment and the ancestral rituals that nourished the people of the earliest democratic state, demonstrating how religious concerns were embedded in Athenian governmental processes. The book's lucid portrayals of the best-known Athenian festivals-honoring Athena, Demeter, and Dionysus-offer a balanced view of Athenian ritual and illustrate the range of such customs in fifth-century Athens.DemocracyGreeceAthensHistoryTo 1500DemocracyGreeceAthensReligious aspectsHistoryTo 1500Religion and politicsGreeceAthensAthens (Greece)Politics and governmentGreecePolitics and governmentTo 146 B.CAthens (Greece)Religionalcibiades.ancient greece.athena.athenian life.athens.civic life.classical greece.demeter.democracy.democratic institutions.dionysus.festivals and games.greek gods.greek scholars.incantation.institutional religion.polytheism.private spheres.profaning of eleusinian mysteries.public spheres.religion and politics.religious cults.religious practices.retrospective.rites and rituals.ritual sacrifice.trial of socrates.world religion.DemocracyHistoryDemocracyReligious aspectsHistoryReligion and politics938/.50515.51bclEvans Nancy1527371MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792599603321Civic rights3770124UNINA