
Fear and Loathing in Ancient Athens
Religion and Politics During the Peloponnesian War
Acumen Publishing Ltd
1st Edition
Published on 18. August 2014
Book
Hardback
318 pages
978-1-84465-570-0 (ISBN)
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, and will be an indispensable study for students and scholars studying Athenian religion and politics.
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Winner of the Historical Sciences and Archaeology Award "Vasile Parvan", Romanian AcademyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Durham
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
760 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84465-570-0 (9781844655700)
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Alexander Rubel | Michael Vickers
Fear and Loathing in Ancient Athens
Religion and Politics During the Peloponnesian War
Book
12/2019
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Alexander Rubel | Michael Vickers
Fear and Loathing in Ancient Athens
Religion and Politics During the Peloponnesian War
E-Book
09/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€63.49
Available for download

Alexander Rubel | Michael Vickers
Fear and Loathing in Ancient Athens
Religion and Politics During the Peloponnesian War
E-Book
09/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€63.49
Available for download
Persons
Professor Alexander Rubel is Director of the Institute of Archaeology, Iasi, Romania.
Content
Introduction
Impiety trials against philosophers and Sophists
The Plague, Pericles and the Peloponnesian War
Other prosecutions for impiety
The mutilation of the Herms and the profanation of the Mysteries: religious and political implications
Tradition and innovation: the new gods
Building for the gods: sacred architecture during the Peloponnesian War
The Arginusae trial
The trial of Socrates: an overview
Impiety trials against philosophers and Sophists
The Plague, Pericles and the Peloponnesian War
Other prosecutions for impiety
The mutilation of the Herms and the profanation of the Mysteries: religious and political implications
Tradition and innovation: the new gods
Building for the gods: sacred architecture during the Peloponnesian War
The Arginusae trial
The trial of Socrates: an overview