Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy
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Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780199577835
- ISBN-100199577838
- Library of Congress Control Number2009942579
- OCLC Control Number471822542
- Better World Books9780199577835
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL28446528M
Classifications
- LCCB187.R4
- LCCB187.R4 M555 2010
Description
"Jon D. Mikalson examines 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. Previous studies of religion in the philosophers have concentrated on their new theologies and their criticisms of the mythological gods of Greek poetry. Mikalson, however, investigates the philosophers' treatments of the religious beliefs and practices of their contemporaries--chiefly sacrifice, prayer, dedications, and divination. The major concepts involved are those of piety and impiety, and after a thorough analysis of the philosophical texts Mikalson offers a refined definition of Greek piety, dividing it into its two constituent elements of 'proper respect' for the gods and 'religious correctness'. He concludes with a demonstration of the benevolence of the gods in the philosophical tradition, linking it to the expectation of that benevolence evinced by popular religion."--Jacket.
Other Editions
- Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy
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