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Murray, Gilbert

Five Stages of Greek Religion

Watts & Co., 1946

18.00 €

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Year of publication
1946
Place of printing
London
Author
Murray, Gilbert
Publishers
Watts & Co.
Edition
Reprint
Keyword
GREECE GREEK ANCIENT RELIGION MYTHOLOGY
Cover description
No Jacket
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Studies based on a course of lectures on ancient Greek religious practices and beliefs,originally delivered April 1912 at Columbia University . ".be begins by describing the background of primitive and bloody rites that may still be dimly perceived through the clear surface of the Greek myths; continues with the classic religion of the Olympian Gods (.); describes the religion of the Philosophic schools of the fourth centry BC ; and then in a classic chapter on the "failure of Nerve" portrays the breakdown of rational Greek religion under the impact of religions of the East; ot of that clash was to arise Christianity. A last chapter drescribes the affort of Julian the Apostate to retore a purified and . sophisticated paganism." 221p. index. An original vintage copy, NOT one you have to wait to get printed
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