Honor Thy Gods: Popular Religion in Greek Tragedy

by Jon D. Mikalson

Book Overview

In Honor Thy Gods Jon Mikalson uses the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides to explore popular religious beliefs and practices of Athenians in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. and examines how these playwrights portrayed, manipulated, and otherwise represented popular religion in their plays. He discusses the central role of honor in ancient Athenian piety and shows that the values of popular piety are not only reflected but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807843482
• ISBN13: 9780807843482
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"