Lutheran Theological Seminary — St. Augustine's LibrarySources for the study of Greek religion / David G. Rice and John E. Stambaugh.
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TextSeries: Sources for biblical study ; no. 14.Publisher: Missoula, Mont. : Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature, [1979]Copyright date: ©1979Description: xiii, 277 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0891303464
- 292.08 Rice
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
I. The Olympian gods. A. The divine world of Homer. -- B. The gods of classical Greece. -- C. Criticism of the traditional theology. -- D. The Orphic cosmogony. -- E. The search for a rational theology: Plato and Aristotle. -- II. Heroes. A. The ranks of the gods. -- B. The mythical heroes. -- C. Men who became heroes and gods. -- D. The cult of Asclepius. -- E. Local heroes: The Salaminioi. -- III. Public religion. A. Ethics: justice and the gods. -- B. Delphic piety. -- C. Sacrifices. -- E. Festivals. -- F. Rural cults and customs. -- IV. Private religion. A. Family religion. -- B. Personal piety. -- C. The Orphic way of life. -- D. The Pythagorean way of life. -- E. Platonic mysticism. -- V. Mystery cults. A. The mysteries at Phlya. -- B. The Eleusinian mysteries. -- C. The cults of Dionysus. -- D. The mysteries of the Kabeiroi at Samothrace. -- VI. Death and afterlife. A. Views of death; burial rites. -- B. The nature of the soul: Ghosts.
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