Inner purity and pollution in Greek religion.
Was Ancient Greek religion really 'mere ritualism'? Early Christians denounced the pagans for the disorderly plurality of their cults, and reduced Greek religion to ritual and idolatry. This work argues that there was an important place for belief in Greek rituals, examining notions of inn...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2016
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| In: | Jahr: 2016 |
| Ausgabe: | First edition. |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Griechenland (Altertum)
/ Religion
/ Kultische Reinheit
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Faith
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| Parallele Ausgabe: | Nicht-Elektronisch
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| Zusammenfassung: | Was Ancient Greek religion really 'mere ritualism'? Early Christians denounced the pagans for the disorderly plurality of their cults, and reduced Greek religion to ritual and idolatry. This work argues that there was an important place for belief in Greek rituals, examining notions of inner purity and pollution as a manifestation of such belief. |
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| ISBN: | 0191821853 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198768043.001.0001 |