Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy
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- ISBN 9780199577835
- Weight: 524g
- Dimensions: 143 x 223mm
- Publication Date: 24 Jun 2010
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Jon D. Mikalson examines 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 - practices such as sacrifice, prayer, dedications, and divination. The chief concepts involved are those of piety and impiety, and after a thorough analysis of the philosophical texts Mikalson offers a refined definition of Greek piety, dividing it into its two constituent elements of `proper respect' for the gods and `religious correctness'. He concludes with a demonstration of the benevolence of the gods in the philosophical tradition, linking it to the expectation of that benevolence evinced by popular religion.
Jon D. Mikalson is W. R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia.
