num_pages: 316
description: This book provides an account of Greek national religion and its decay. The following subjects are covered: Minoan-Mycenaean religion and its survival in Greek religion; Origins of Greek mythology; Primitive belief and ritual; Gods of nature and of human life; The Homeric anthropomorphism and rationalism; Legalism and mysticism; The civic religion; The religion of the cultured classes and the religion of the peasants.
language: English
title: A History of Greek Religion
titlecomplete: A History of Greek Religion
genres: Greece, Religion, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 19
places: Greece
publisher: Praeger