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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Autori: Petrovic, Andrej (Autore) ; Petrović, Ivana ca. 20./21. Jh. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Pubblicazione: Oxford Oxford University Press 2016
In:Anno: 2016
Edizione:First edition.
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Grecia (Antichità <epoca>) / Religione / Purità cultuale
Altre parole chiave:B Faith
Accesso online: Volltext (Verlag)
Edizione parallela:Non elettronico
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Riepilogo: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.
ISBN:0191821853
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198768043.001.0001