Religion in Hellenistic Athens

Jon D. Mikalson is Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. He is the author of The Sacred and Civil Calendar of the Athenian Year (1975), Athenian Popular Religion (1983), and Honor Thy Gods: Popular Religion in Greek Tragedy (1991). Klappentext "An up-to-date critical examination of the evidence for religious practices in Hellenistic Athens. This is a balanced study that truly advances knowledge of the subject."—Stephen V. Tracy, Ohio State University "Mikalson confronts the long-standing and widespread notion . . . that Hellenistic religion represented a falling-off from the authentic and vigorous beliefs of the classical era. He persuasively demolishes this view, demonstrating the continuing vitality of traditional cults, rites, and divinities."—Erich S. Gruen, University of California, Berkeley Zusammenfassung Drawing from various sources, Mikalson traces the religious cults and beliefs of Athenians from the battle of Chaeroneia in 338 BC to the devastation of Athens by Sulla in 86 BC, demonstrating that traditional religion played a central role in Athenian private, social and political life.

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• Authors: Jon D Mikalson, Jon D. Mikalson, Mikalson Jon D.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.1998
• EAN: 9780520210233
• ISBN: 978-0-520-21023-3
• No. of pages: 385
• Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society; Hellenistic Culture and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, Religion: general, Religion & beliefs, Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient History