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The Religious Thought of the Greeks, from Homer to the Triumph of Christianity

Chapter 1: THE RELIGIOUS THOUGHT OF THE GREEKS
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A series of lectures traces the evolution of Greek religious thought over roughly a thousand years, treating Homeric and Hesiodic foundations, Orphic and Pythagorean movements, the poets of the sixth and fifth centuries, the fifth-century Athenian context, Plato and Aristotle, later religious philosophies culminating in thinkers like Plotinus and Origen, the influence of Oriental religions in the Roman West, and the rise of Christianity. The emphasis is on concepts of the gods, divine-human relations, and moral obligations, with selective attention to practices and a conscious avoidance of antiquarian or mythological minutiae. Comparative consideration of Jesus and Paul illustrates the interaction between Christian teaching and Hellenic philosophy.

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Title: The Religious Thought of the Greeks, from Homer to the Triumph of Christianity

Author: Clifford Herschel Moore

Release date: March 21, 2017 [eBook #54406]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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THE RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
OF THE GREEKS

FROM HOMER TO THE TRIUMPH
OF CHRISTIANITY

BY
CLIFFORD HERSCHEL MOORE

PROFESSOR OF LATIN IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY

CAMBRIDGE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS

LONDON: HUMPHREY MILFORD
Oxford University Press

1916

COPYRIGHT, 1916
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS

First impression issued November, 1916
Second impression issued December, 1916


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