Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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Book details
- Author
- Robert Parker
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- British & Irish
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780198147428
- ISBN-10
- 0198147422
- Vendor: Mia Karts
Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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ISBN: 0198147422
Author: Parker, Robert
Condition: New
Most of the commonly read Greek texts address "pollution". The pollution theme appears in tragedies, historical texts, and political oratory. Purity is a constant concern in ritual texts, and Greeks underwent many small purifications in their everyday lives. Certain archaic religious movements even made "purification" the path to felicity in the afterlife. First published in 1983, Miasma is the first work in English to treat this theme in detail.
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