Hosios : a semantic study of Greek piety / by Saskia Peels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peels, Saskia.

Series:

Mnemosyne, Supplements 387.

Mnemosyne. Supplements ; v. 387

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hosios (The Greek word).

Greek language--Etymology.

Greek language.

Greece--Religion.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Hosios: A Semantic Study of Greek Piety Saskia Peels elucidates the semantics of the Ancient Greek adjective hosios and its cognates. Traditionally rendered as ‘piety’, hosios was a key notion in Classical Greek religion and reflected a core value in Athenian democracy. Since antiquity, its meaning and usage have puzzled many. This study sets out to resolve various scholarly debates on the semantics of hosios by focusing on the idea of lexical competition. It illuminates the semantic relationship between hosios and its near-synonyms eusebês and dikaios , and the connection to the notion of the ‘sacred’. Using insights from modern linguistic theory, the book also aims to improve methods for research into the lexical semantics of a dead language.

Contents:

Front Matter

Introduction

The Semantics of ὅσιος

ὅσιος vs. εὐσεβής

ὅσιος vs. δίκαιος

Pious Gods

ὅσιος vs. ∅

The Semantic Paradox

Conclusion

Bibliography

Indexes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-30427-4

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004304277 DOI