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Lädt ... Herodotus and Religion in the Persian Warsvon Jon D. Mikalson
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The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece. Using the Histories of Herodotus as well as other historical and archaeological sources, Jon Mikalson shows how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history.In the period of the invasions and the years immediately after, the Greeks--internationally, state by state, and sometimes individually--turned to their deities, using religious practices to influe Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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In fact I read the book on the strength of his contribution in Brill's Companion To Herodotus, where you can probably read the guts of this book without the rehash -- along with a range of exciting essays.
Never mind, though, I liked his project. Which is to argue for Hdt’s religiosity in his story of the wars: his presentation (as an average Greek himself, Mikalson says) of the Greek experience, belief, behaviour and practice – making our richest portrait of religion as she operated in historical context, that is in actuality, when crises are afoot. ( )