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The Resource Honor thy gods : popular religion in Greek tragedy, Jon D. Mikalson
Honor thy gods : popular religion in Greek tragedy, Jon D. Mikalson
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- Summary
- Examines the religious beliefs of forth- and fifth-century Athenians based on Greek tragedies, focusing on plays from Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and discussing how each playwright addressed religion in his works, along with the importance of honor in ancient Athenian piety
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 359 p.
- Contents
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- 1. Introduction.
- Mythology and popular religion
- The fragments of Greek tragedy
- Irony and interpretation
- The need to particularize
- Tragedy and cult prehistory
- 2. The Deities.
- The presence of a God
- Gods and Daimones
- Gods and heroes
- Divine intervention
- 3. Challenges to popular religious beliefs.
- Asylum
- Xenia
- Oaths and perjury
- Divination
- Death, burial, and afterlife
- Conclusion
- 4. The pious and the impious.
- Creon and Antigone
- Ajax and Odysseus
- Hippolytus
- Pentheus, Teiresias, and Cadmus
- Troy and Athens
- Polyphemus
- Conclusion
- 5. Piety and honor.
- Pieties and impieties
- Piety and justice
- Piety, folly, Sophrosyne, and Hybris
- Piety and Tiuń
- 6. The tragedians and popular religion.
- Aeschylus
- Sophocles
- Euripides
- Exodos
- Isbn
- 9780807843482
- Label
- Honor thy gods : popular religion in Greek tragedy
- Title
- Honor thy gods
- Title remainder
- popular religion in Greek tragedy
- Statement of responsibility
- Jon D. Mikalson
- Subject
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- Dieux grecs dans la littérature
- Dioses griegos -- En la literatura
- Gods, Greek, in literature
- Gods, Greek, in literature
- Gods, Greek, in literature
- Greek drama (Tragedy)
- Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism
- Greek drama (Tragedy) | History and criticism
- Griechisch
- Grieks
- Religion
- Religion (Motiv)
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Religion in literature
- Religion in literature
- Religion in literature
- Religious drama, Greek
- Religious drama, Greek -- History and criticism
- Religious drama, Greek | History and criticism
- Tragedies
- Tragédie grecque -- Histoire et critique
- Tragödie
- Volksgeloof
- Religion dans la littérature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Examines the religious beliefs of forth- and fifth-century Athenians based on Greek tragedies, focusing on plays from Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and discussing how each playwright addressed religion in his works, along with the importance of honor in ancient Athenian piety
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mikalson, Jon D.
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PA3136
- LC item number
- .M54 1991
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Greek drama (Tragedy)
- Religious drama, Greek
- Gods, Greek, in literature
- Religion in literature
- Tragédie grecque
- Religion dans la littérature
- Dieux grecs dans la littérature
- Volksgeloof
- Grieks
- Tragedies
- Dioses griegos
- Tragödie
- Religion
- Religion (Motiv)
- Gods, Greek, in literature
- Greek drama (Tragedy)
- Religion in literature
- Religious drama, Greek
- Griechisch
- Label
- Honor thy gods : popular religion in Greek tragedy, Jon D. Mikalson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-317) and indexes
- Contents
- 1. Introduction. -- Mythology and popular religion -- The fragments of Greek tragedy -- Irony and interpretation -- The need to particularize -- Tragedy and cult prehistory -- 2. The Deities. -- The presence of a God -- Gods and Daimones -- Gods and heroes -- Divine intervention -- 3. Challenges to popular religious beliefs. -- Asylum -- Xenia -- Oaths and perjury -- Divination -- Death, burial, and afterlife -- Conclusion -- 4. The pious and the impious. -- Creon and Antigone -- Ajax and Odysseus -- Hippolytus -- Pentheus, Teiresias, and Cadmus -- Troy and Athens -- Polyphemus -- Conclusion -- 5. Piety and honor. -- Pieties and impieties -- Piety and justice -- Piety, folly, Sophrosyne, and Hybris -- Piety and Tiuń -- 6. The tragedians and popular religion. -- Aeschylus -- Sophocles -- Euripides -- Exodos
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 359 p.
- Isbn
- 9780807843482
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 91050282
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)23976833
- (OCoLC)ocm23976833
- Label
- Honor thy gods : popular religion in Greek tragedy, Jon D. Mikalson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-317) and indexes
- Contents
- 1. Introduction. -- Mythology and popular religion -- The fragments of Greek tragedy -- Irony and interpretation -- The need to particularize -- Tragedy and cult prehistory -- 2. The Deities. -- The presence of a God -- Gods and Daimones -- Gods and heroes -- Divine intervention -- 3. Challenges to popular religious beliefs. -- Asylum -- Xenia -- Oaths and perjury -- Divination -- Death, burial, and afterlife -- Conclusion -- 4. The pious and the impious. -- Creon and Antigone -- Ajax and Odysseus -- Hippolytus -- Pentheus, Teiresias, and Cadmus -- Troy and Athens -- Polyphemus -- Conclusion -- 5. Piety and honor. -- Pieties and impieties -- Piety and justice -- Piety, folly, Sophrosyne, and Hybris -- Piety and Tiuń -- 6. The tragedians and popular religion. -- Aeschylus -- Sophocles -- Euripides -- Exodos
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 359 p.
- Isbn
- 9780807843482
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 91050282
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)23976833
- (OCoLC)ocm23976833
Subject
- Dieux grecs dans la littérature
- Dioses griegos -- En la literatura
- Gods, Greek, in literature
- Gods, Greek, in literature
- Gods, Greek, in literature
- Greek drama (Tragedy)
- Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism
- Greek drama (Tragedy) | History and criticism
- Griechisch
- Grieks
- Religion
- Religion (Motiv)
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Religion in literature
- Religion in literature
- Religion in literature
- Religious drama, Greek
- Religious drama, Greek -- History and criticism
- Religious drama, Greek | History and criticism
- Tragedies
- Tragédie grecque -- Histoire et critique
- Tragödie
- Volksgeloof
- Religion dans la littérature
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