The Strangeness of Gods: Historical Perspectives on the Interpretation of Athenian Religion - Humphreys, S.C. (, University Professor at Central European University, Budapest) - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780199269235 - December 9, 2004
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The Strangeness of Gods: Historical Perspectives on the Interpretation of Athenian Religion

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Gods are supernatural, and strange. Human attempts to understand them are entangled with the effort to understand all human experience. In contrast to the long-standing dismissal of religion as conservative and traditionalistic, S. C. Humphreys argues that ancient Athenians thought about their rites as well as celebrating them.


410 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 9, 2004
ISBN13 9780199269235
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 360
Dimensions 144 × 224 × 29 mm   ·   752 g
Language English  

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