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Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion

by Robert Parker

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Publisher Comments:

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.

Review:

"The most important book on Greek religion to appear in many years....Not only is this book an extraordinarily penetrating study of religious thought and practice, it also presents a most cogent and balanced analysis of Greek social values."--The Classical Outlook

"This excellent study is not for literary students alone: any Hellenist, whatever his chosen field, is likely to find illumination in it."--The Classical World

"A lucid, judicious, and well-documented assessment of the relevant literary and inscriptional evidence, which is characterized by enormous diversity in time, geographical reference, and genre....A significant and permanent contribution, this book warrants and should enjoy a wide readership."--Journal of the History of Medicine

Synopsis:

Readers of Greek literary, historical, oratorical, ritual and even medical texts, are all liable to encounter ideas of pollution. This text seeks to describe and analyze this wide-ranging and complex concept.

Synopsis:

This was the first work in English to treat the themes of pollution and purification in depth and has become a classic. It brings together the different categories of evidence while doing justice to the diversity and complexity of the phenomenon.
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About the Author

Robert Parker is Fellow and Tutor in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at Oriel College, Oxford. Dr. Parker is also the author of Athenian Religion: A History (OUP, 1996).

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780198147428
Subtitle:
Pollution
Author:
Parker, Robert
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Location:
Oxford England
Subject:
History
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Ancient - Greece
Subject:
Greece
Subject:
History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
Subject:
Classical Studies | Ancient Religions
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Series Volume:
OR 77-02
Publication Date:
March 1990
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
2 maps, 4 pp. plates
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
8.46x5.46x1.02 in. 1.10 lbs.
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