Polytheism and Society at Athens

by Robert C.T. Parker and Robert Parker

This book is the first attempt that has ever been made to give a comprehensive account of the religious life of ancient Athens. The city's many festivals are discussed in detail, with attention to recent anthropological theory; so too, for instance, are the cults of households and of smaller groups, the role of religious practice and argumentation in public life, the authority of priests, the activities of religious professionals such as seers and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199216118
• ISBN13: 9780199216116
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"