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Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion
by Harrison, Jane E.
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- Comments: Reprint. Jane Harrison examines the festivals of ancient Greek religion to identify the primitive "substratum" of ritual and its persistence in the realm of classical religious observance and literature. In Harrison's preface to this remarkable book, she writes that J. G. Frazer's work had become part and parcel of her "mental furniture" and that of others studying primitive religion. Today, those who write on ancient myth or ritual are bound to say the same about Harrison. Her
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- Publisher: Princeton University Press
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"Harrison'sProlegomena to the Study of Greek Religionis a book that breathes life. It is an exciting, deeply felt intellectual quest, with a broad view of the role of religion in life, ancient and modern. Harrison is not afraid to look for relevance in archaic cult, and doesn't flinch on finding it. From a study of Greek anthropomorphism, she can conclude, like a seeress looking beyond the early twentieth century: 'to be human is not necessarily to be humane.'"--Richard Martin, Princeton UniversityHarrison, Jane E. is the author of 'Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion' with ISBN 9780691015149 and ISBN 0691015147.
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