Inadequately documented, ancient Greek religion can all too easily be reduced to the dry analysis of archaeological remains and so-called `ritual objects'. This authoritative new work attempts to bridge the gap that usually divides Greek religion from Greek history, setting it firmly in the thick of contemporary events and politics. How did people actually worship the gods? Was Socrates's trial a crisis for religion or the state, or both? These are among the key issues addressed in what promises to be the definitive work on the subject for many years to come.
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"Truly comprehensive....Strongly recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, scholars."--Choice
"Athenian History (part 1)lays a solid and important foundation... a wealth of evidence and discussion.... Parker lays out all this material and carefully and thoughtfully picks his way through it."--Bryn Mawr ClassicalReview
"Robert Parker has performed an inestimable service in gathering, organizing and interpreting virtually all available information about Athenian religious practice that can be fitted into a chronological framework. He has done this so meticulously and with such good sense that his work will have to be the starting point for future study of almost any Athenian cult....Parker's achievement is stunning."--The Classical Journal
"Parker's attention to the peculiarly Attic spirit of much Athenian religion is also welcome and supports good discussions...Scholars whose primary interests lie in the interaction between politics and religious practice, in particular, will need to pay close attention to what he has to say."--The Journal of Religion
"...Athenian Religion...will serve as a scholarly reference book for years to come."--Odyssey
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Wow. Simply, wow. I have spent many years waiting for someone to write a book on this topic.You can turn over any rock and find a book on Greek mythology, but books about the actual practice of ancient Hellenic religion are not easily found. Finally, Robert Parker fills the gap. I will warn you that the book seems to have been written primarily for Classics scholars. If you know little or no ancient Greek history and mythology, Parker will not slow down to explain these topics to you. Similarly, it will really help if you can read a little Greek. But if you can keep up with it, this book is incredibly rewarding.
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'The general conclusion of the book which the reader has before him is that religion is something eminently social, 'writes Durkheim in the introduction to The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
citizen orgeones, late fourth cent, late fifth cent, seventh cent, sixth cent, second cent, sacrificial calendar, third cent, mythological period, votive reliefs, introducing new gods, heroic cult, honorary decrees, eponymous archon, eponymous heroes, common hearth, old tribes, first cent, public cult, first attested, foreign gods, communal rites Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pictorial Dictionary, Heroes of Attica, Athena Nike, Zeus Soter, Agathe Tyche, Attische Feste, Greek State, City Dionysia, Demetrius of Phaleron, Sanctuary of Zeus, Apollo Patroos, Building Policy, Nordionische Kulte, Zeus Eleutherios, Dark Ages, Griechische Plastik, Commentary Ath, Eleusinian Mysteries, Athenian Empire, Studies Presented, Treasurers of Athena, Corpus Cultus Cybelae, Ancient Greece, Ancient Society, Athena Polias New!
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'The general conclusion of the book which the reader has before him is that religion is something eminently social, 'writes Durkheim in the introduction to The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
citizen orgeones, late fourth cent, late fifth cent, seventh cent, sixth cent, second cent, sacrificial calendar, third cent, mythological period, votive reliefs, introducing new gods, heroic cult, honorary decrees, eponymous archon, eponymous heroes, common hearth, old tribes, first cent, public cult, first attested, foreign gods, communal rites Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pictorial Dictionary, Heroes of Attica, Athena Nike, Zeus Soter, Agathe Tyche, Attische Feste, Greek State, City Dionysia, Demetrius of Phaleron, Sanctuary of Zeus, Apollo Patroos, Building Policy, Nordionische Kulte, Zeus Eleutherios, Dark Ages, Griechische Plastik, Commentary Ath, Eleusinian Mysteries, Athenian Empire, Studies Presented, Treasurers of Athena, Corpus Cultus Cybelae, Ancient Greece, Ancient Society, Athena Polias New!
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