New aspects of religion in ancient Athens : : honors, authorities, esthetics, and society / / by Jon D. Mikalson.

• Superior document: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, Volume 183
• VerfasserIn: Mikalson, Jon D., 1943-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; Volume 183.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (359 pages).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Jon D. Mikalson offers for classical and Hellenistic Athens a study of the terminology and contexts of praises of religious actions and artefacts and an investigation of the various authorities in religious activities. The terms of approbation apply to priests, priestesses, and lay individuals in various capacities as well as to sacrifices, dedications, and sanctuaries. From these a new esthetic of Greek religion emerges as well as a new social aspect of public religious practices. The authorities include oracles, traditional customs, laws, and decrees, and their hierarchy and interaction are described. The authority of the Ekklesia, Boule, administrative and military officials, priests, priestesses, and others is also delineated, and a new view of polis “control” of religion is put forward.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Jon D. Mikalson -- Introduction / Jon D. Mikalson -- 1 The Qualifiers of Athenian Religious Practices / Jon D. Mikalson -- 2 The Good Priests and Priestesses / Jon D. Mikalson -- 3 Who Sacrifices and to Whom? / Jon D. Mikalson -- 4 Who Reports What? / Jon D. Mikalson -- 5 Who Pays for What? / Jon D. Mikalson -- Introduction to Part 2 / Jon D. Mikalson -- 6 Τὰ Πάτρια / Jon D. Mikalson -- 7 Nomoi and Psephismata / Jon D. Mikalson -- 8 Oracles and Divination / Jon D. Mikalson -- 9 The Four Authorities / Jon D. Mikalson -- 10 The Rhetoric to Alexander / Jon D. Mikalson -- 11 Authority of the Polis / Jon D. Mikalson -- 12 Approbation / Jon D. Mikalson -- 13 Social and Esthetic Dimensions of Religious Actions / Jon D. Mikalson -- Appendix 1 The Oracles of Demosthenes 43 and 21 / Jon D. Mikalson -- Appendix 2 Demosthenes, Prooemium 54 / Jon D. Mikalson -- Appendix 3 Ἱερὰ Καλά / Jon D. Mikalson -- Appendix 4 Ὁσιότης / Jon D. Mikalson -- Appendix 5 Curse Tablets from Cnidus and Ὁσιότης / Jon D. Mikalson -- Appendix 6 Some Non-Athenian Praises of Religious Actions / Jon D. Mikalson -- Appendix 7 Athens and the Cult of Eleusinian Demeter / Jon D. Mikalson -- Glossary of Greek Terms / Jon D. Mikalson -- Glossary of Officials and Terms / Jon D. Mikalson -- Bibliography / Jon D. Mikalson -- Index of Inscriptions Cited / Jon D. Mikalson -- Index of Other Texts Cited / Jon D. Mikalson -- Index of Greek Phrases / Jon D. Mikalson -- General Index / Jon D. Mikalson.