A History of Greek Religion

This book provides an account of Greek national religion and its decay. The following subjects are covered: Minoan-Mycenaean religion and its survival in Greek religion; Origins of Greek mythology; Primitive belief and ritual; Gods of nature and of human life; The Homeric anthropomorphism and rationalism; Legalism and mysticism; The civic religion; The religion of the cultured classes and the religion of the peasants.

Author: Martin P. Nilsson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 10/14/1980
Pages: 316
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.08w x 1.09d
ISBN: 9780313224669

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