Herodotus and religion in the Persian Wars / Jon D. Mikalson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mikalson, Jon D., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--Religion.

Greece.

Greece--History--Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C--Religious aspects.

Herodotus. History.

Herodotus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill ; London : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. Using the Histories of Herodotus as well as other historical and archaeological sources, Jon Mikalson shows how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history.In the period of the invasions and the years immediately after, the Greeks--internationally, state by state, and sometimes individually--turned to their deities, using religious practices to influe

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; ONE: A Religious Account of the Persian Invasions; TWO: Greek Gods, Heroes, and the Divine in the Persian Invasions; THREE: Some Religious Beliefs and Attitudes of Herodotus; APPENDIX: Herodotus on the Origins of Greek Religion; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Passages Cited; A; C; D; E; H; I; L; P; Q; S; T; V; X; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-247) and indexes.

ISBN:

9798890875587

9780807862018

0807862010

OCLC:

559797134