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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Authors: Petrovic, Andrej (Author) ; Petrović, Ivana ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
格式: 電子 圖書
語言:English
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出版: Oxford Oxford University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
版:First edition.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Griechenland (古代) / 宗教 / 儀式上的潔淨
Further subjects:B Faith
在線閱讀: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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總結: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