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Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy
Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy
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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 - practices such as sacrifice, prayer, dedications, and divination. The chief 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.
Author: Jon D. Mikalson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/22/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780199577835
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.
Author: Jon D. Mikalson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/22/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780199577835
About the Author
Jon D. Mikalson is W. R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia.
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