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Seers, Shrines and Sirens: The Greek Religious Revolution in the Sixth Century B.C.

By John Pollard

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
ISBN
1032758767, 9781032758763
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
807 kB (826873 bytes)
Series
Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
Pages
162\0
Orientation
no
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2024-09-10 02:01:38

Description

Seers, Shrines and Sirens (1965) surveys the history of Greek religion during the great formative and revolutionary era of the sixth century BC. It treats, among other subjects, the rise to prominence of the Delphic oracle, the growth of religious festivals and mysteries, the worship of Dionysus, including the development of the drama and appearance of the Orphic and Pythagorean sects. The sixth century was above all a time when prophets, supermen and sibyls flourished and their impact is discussed in detail.

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