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Zusatztext I found this to be an interesting and informative book, both to those seeking better understanding of popular religion in ancient Greece and to those seeking better understanding of the philosophers' writings. Informationen zum Autor Jon D. Mikalson is W. R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
