Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert ParkerSeries:Clarendon PaperbacksTheme:Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.), Cultural Region/GreecePublish date:5/23/1996Pages:432
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Clarendon PressISBN-13:9780198147428ISBN-10:0198147422UPC:9780198147428Book Category:Philosophy, Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, History, AncientBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, GreeceSize:8.46 x 5.46 x 1.02 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SC9YX73G6W
Most of the commonly read Greek texts address "pollution". The pollution theme appears in tragedies, historical texts, and political oratory. Purity is a constant concern in ritual texts, and Greeks underwent many small purifications in their everyday lives. Certain archaic religious movements even made "purification" the path to felicity in the afterlife. First published in 1983, Miasma is the first work in English to treat this theme in detail.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Clarendon PressISBN-13:9780198147428ISBN-10:0198147422UPC:9780198147428Book Category:Philosophy, Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, History, AncientBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, GreeceSize:8.46 x 5.46 x 1.02 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SC9YX73G6W
Robert Parker is Fellow and Tutor in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at Oriel College, Oxford. Dr. Parker is also the author of Athenian Religion: A History (OUP, 1996).
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