Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy
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2010
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-957783-5 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-957783-5 (ISBN)
A study of 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. These include practices such as sacrifice, prayer, dedications, and divination, and the governing concepts of piety and impiety.
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.
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.
Jon D. Mikalson is W. R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia.
Introduction ; 1. 'Service to the gods' ; 2. Prayer, sacrifice, festivals, dedications, and priests in 'service to the gods' ; 3. Divination and its range of influence ; 4. 'Proper respect for the gods' and 'religious correctness' ; 5. Philosophers and the benevolence of the Greek gods ; 6. Polling the Greeks and their philosophers
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.6.2010 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 143 x 223 mm |
| Gewicht | 524 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-957783-8 / 0199577838 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-957783-5 / 9780199577835 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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