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Fear and loathing in ancient Athens : religion and politics during the Peloponnesian War
Uniform Title
Stadt in Angst. English
Title
Fear and loathing in ancient Athens : religion and politics during the Peloponnesian War / Alexander Rubel.
ISBN
1315729067
131754479X
1317544803
9781315729060
9781317544791
9781317544807
1844655709
9781844655700
Publication
Durham : Acumen, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 316 pages)
Local Notes
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2018.
Translated from the German.
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Summary
Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian war was the arena for a dramatic battle between politics and religion in the hearts and minds of the people. 'Fear and loathing in ancient athens', originally published in German but now available for the first time in an expanded and revised English edition, sheds new light on this dramatic period of history and offers a new approach to the study of Greek religion. The book explores an extraordinary range of events and topics: impiety charges and prosecutions; the horrors of the plague; the mutilation of hermai and the profanation of the mysteries; the controversy created by the adoption of new gods; the impressive architectural structures of the sculptor Phidias; the military conflicts of the Peloponnesian war; and the thoughts of the mysterious philosopher Socrates. 'Fear and Loathing in Ancient Athens' will be an indispensible study for students and scholars studying Athenian religion and politics.
Variant and related titles
Religion and politics during the Peloponnesian War
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Rubel, Alexander, 1969- Stadt in Angst. English. Fear and loathing in ancient Athens. Durham : Acumen, [2014]
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-302) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Impiety trials against philosophers and Sophists
The plague, Pericles and the Peloponnesian War
Other prosecutions for impiety
The mutilation of the Herms and the profanation of the mysteries: religious and political implications
Tradition and innovation: the new gods
Building for the gods: sacred architecture during the Peloponnesian War
The Arginusae trial
The trial of Socrates: an overview
Appendix I: Athenian democracy: modern views and ancient realities
Appendix II: Tragedy and history, Euripides and religion
Appendix III: Diocleides' false testimony (415)
Appendix IV: On Hyperbolus' ostracism and the quorum for ostracism.
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