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Inner Purity and Pollution in Greek Religion - Volume I: Early Greek Religion (Hardcover)
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Inner Purity and Pollution in Greek Religion - Volume I: Early Greek Religion (Hardcover)
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Was Ancient Greek religion really 'mere ritualism'? Early
Christians denounced the pagans for the disorderly plurality of
their cults, and reduced Greek religion to ritual and idolatry;
protestant theologians condemned the pagan 'religion of form' (with
Catholicism as its historical heir). For a long time, scholars
tended to conceptualize Greek religion as one in which belief did
not matter, and religiosity had to do with observance of rituals
and religious practices, rather than with worshipers' inner
investment. But what does it mean when Greek texts time and again
speak of purity of mind, soul, and thoughts? This book takes a
radical new look at the Ancient Greek notions of purity and
pollution. Its main concern is the inner state of the individual
worshipper as they approach the gods and interact with the divine
realm in a ritual context. It is a book about Greek worshippers'
inner attitudes towards the gods and rituals, and about what kind
of inner attitude the Greek gods were envisaged to expect from
their worshippers. In the wider sense, it is a book about the role
of belief in ancient Greek religion. By exploring the Greek notions
of inner purity and pollution from Hesiod to Plato, the
significance of intrinsic, faith-based elements in Greek religious
practices is revealed - thus providing the first history of the
concepts of inner purity and pollution in early Greek religion.
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