The strangeness of gods historical perspectives on the interpretation of Athenian religion
Gods are supernatural and strange. Human attempts to understand them are entangled with the effort to understand all human experience. Rather than dismissing religion as conservative and traditionalistic, Humphreys argues that ancient Athenians thought about their rites as well as celebrating them
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2004, 2004
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Gods are supernatural and strange. Human attempts to understand them are entangled with the effort to understand all human experience. Rather than dismissing religion as conservative and traditionalistic, Humphreys argues that ancient Athenians thought about their rites as well as celebrating them |
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| Physical Description: | 399 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780191710094 |