Description
This book provides an account of Greek national religion and its decay. The following subjects are covered: Minoan-Mycenaean religion and its survival in Greek religion; Origins of Greek mythology; Primitive belief and ritual; Gods of nature and of human life; The Homeric anthropomorphism and rationalism; Legalism and mysticism; The civic religion; The religion of the cultured classes and the religion of the peasants.
About the Author
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Book Information
ISBN 9780313224669
Author Martin P. Nilsson
Format Hardback
Page Count 316
Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc