Publication

2014 - Taylor & Francis Group

Language

English

Word Count

81,500 words, Guess

Page Count

326 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101844655709
  • ISBN-139781844655700
  • Library of Congress Control Number2015462513
  • OCLC Control Number880367744
  • OCLC Control Number890531406
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781844655700
  • Open LibraryOL28778748M

Classifications

  • LCCBL795.P57R8313 2014
  • LCCBL795.P57 R8313 2014
  • LCCBL795.P57 .R834 2014eb

Description

Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian war was the arena for a dramatic battle between politics and religion in the hearts and minds of the people. 'Fear and loathing in ancient athens', originally published in German but now available for the first time in an expanded and revised English edition, sheds new light on this dramatic period of history and offers a new approach to the study of Greek religion. The book explores an extraordinary range of events and topics: impiety charges and prosecutions; the horrors of the plague; the mutilation of hermai and the profanation of the mysteries; the controversy created by the adoption of new gods; the impressive architectural structures of the sculptor Phidias; the military conflicts of the Peloponnesian war; and the thoughts of the mysterious philosopher Socrates. 'Fear and Loathing in Ancient Athens' will be an indispensible study for students and scholars studying Athenian religion and politics.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Fear and Loathing in Ancient Athens: Religion and Politics During the Peloponnesian WarTaylor & Francis Group2014-01-01

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