Parker Robert:
Polytheism And Society At Athens
Oxford University Press (United Kingdom), 2005
Hardback, 576 pages
Size: 234x156 mm
ISBN: 9780199274833
ISBN-10: 0199274835
Polytheism And Society At Athens
Probably more is known about the religious life of Athens than of any other ancient city. This book provides an account of that religion from different angles: public festivals, the Eleusinian Mysteries, private rites and magic, and the treatment of religion by the great playwrights of Athens. The Athenians emerge as pious and very down-to-earth.

