Inner purity and pollution in greek religion

Was Ancient Greek religion really 'mere ritualism'? Early Christians denounced the pagans for the disorderly plurality of their cults, and reduced Greek religion to ritual and idolatry. This work argues that there was an important place for belief in Greek rituals, examining notions of inn...

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Authors: Petrovic, Andrej (Author) ; Petrović, Ivana ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Greece (Antiquity) / Religion / Cultic purity
Further subjects:B Faith
B Greece ; Religion ; History
B Greece Religion History
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780198768043
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Summary:Was Ancient Greek religion really 'mere ritualism'? Early Christians denounced the pagans for the disorderly plurality of their cults, and reduced Greek religion to ritual and idolatry. This work argues that there was an important place for belief in Greek rituals, examining notions of inner purity and pollution as a manifestation of such belief
ISBN:0191821853
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198768043.001.0001