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A comprehensive account of Athenian religion from every angle - public festivals are there, including the Eleusinian Mysteries, but so are private rites and magic, and the treatment of religion by the great playwrights of Athens. The Athenians emerge as b.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parker, Robert, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Polytheism.
Athens (Greece) > Religion.
Athens (Greece) > Social life and customs.
Polythéisme.
Manners and customs.
Religion.
Greece > Athens.
Electronic books.
Electronic resource.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A comprehensive account of Athenian religion from every angle - public festivals are there, including the Eleusinian Mysteries, but so are private rites and magic, and the treatment of religion by the great playwrights of Athens. The Athenians emerge as b.
Physical Description:1 online resource (576 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199216116
0199216118
1282268503
9781282268500
9780191705847
0191705845