A History of Greek Religion - Hardback

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.

• | Author: Martin P. Nilsson
• | Publisher: Praeger
• | Publication Date: Oct 14, 1980
• | Number of Pages: 316 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0313224668
• | ISBN-13: 9780313224669