Greek popular religion in Greek philosophy /
"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 theolo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Greek, Ancient (to 1453) |
| Language Notes: | In English with instances of Ancient Greek. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 302 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191576782 0191576786 9780191723063 0191723061 9786612639609 6612639601 1282639609 9781282639607 |