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Religions of the Ancient Greeks
Simon Price
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Description for Religions of the Ancient Greeks
Paperback. This 1999 book describes the religious life of the Greeks from the archaic to the Roman periods. Series: Key Themes in Ancient History. Num Pages: 230 pages, 36 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362. Series: Key Themes in Ancient History. 230 pages, 36 b/w illus. This 1999 book describes the religious life of the Greeks from the archaic to the Roman periods. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight: 370.
This 1999 book is about the religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods. Simon Price does not describe some abstract and self-contained system of religion or myths but examines local practices and ideas in the light of general Greek ideas, relating them for example, to gender roles and to cultural and political life (including Attic tragedy and the trial of Socrates). He also lays emphasis on the reactions to Greek religions of ancient thinkers - Greek, Roman, Jewish and ... Read more
This 1999 book is about the religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods. Simon Price does not describe some abstract and self-contained system of religion or myths but examines local practices and ideas in the light of general Greek ideas, relating them for example, to gender roles and to cultural and political life (including Attic tragedy and the trial of Socrates). He also lays emphasis on the reactions to Greek religions of ancient thinkers - Greek, Roman, Jewish and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
Key Themes in Ancient History
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521388672
SKU
V9780521388672
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Reviews for Religions of the Ancient Greeks
'A fine addition to Cambridge University Press's Key Themes in Ancient History series, Price's intensive and authoritative survey will go straight to the top of the reading lists.' The Times Literary Supplement ' … the only brief, up-to-date treatment of Greek religion from a sociological viewpoint widespread in the United States and England, and thus broadens a literature dominated by ... Read more