Greek Folk Religion

by Martin Persson Nilsson

Book Overview

"In the extensive literature relating to ancient Greece, there is no work that serves the purposes of this volume. A Swedish proverb speaks of placing the church in the middle of the village, and that is precisely what Nilsson has here done. Homer and Hesiod formed the basis of the traditional education of the Greeks in general, and the great gods and goddesses as they appear in art show at all times the formative influence of the epic tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812210344
• ISBN13: 9780812210347
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"