TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rice,David G.
AU  - Stambaugh,John E.
TI  - Sources for the study of Greek religion
T2  - Sources for Biblical study
SN  - 0891303464
U1  - 292.08 Rice 
PY  - 1979///]
CY  - Missoula, Mont.
PB  - Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature
KW  - Greece
KW  - Religion
KW  - Collected works
N1  - 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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