The Greek Gods in Modern Scholarship: Interpretation and Belief in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-century Germany and Britain
- ISBN-10
- 0198737890
- ISBN-13
- 9780198737896
- Category
- Gods, Greek
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-11-19
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Michael D. Konaris
Description
The Greek Gods in Modern Scholarship examines major theories of interpretation of the Greek gods in German and British classical scholarship during the nineteenth and early twentieth century and their significance and influence. The volume explores the underlying assumptions and agendas of the rival theories in the light of their intellectual and cultural context, laying stress on how they were connected to broader contemporary debates over fundamentalquestions such as the origins and nature of religion, or the relation between Western culture and the 'Orient'. It also considers the impact of theories from this period on twentieth- and twenty-first-centuryscholarship on Greek religion and draws implications for the study of the Greek gods today.
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